8 miles of hiking • 4000' elevation gain •
Visiting the in laws and had the afternoon to go on a hike. Trailhead was 10 minutes from the house. Went up a ridge with a user maintained trail until a couple miles up where the trail became an animal trail combined with cross country. Hit an old road at 7600' with increasing snow and turned around. Dropped 1000' and then dove off a ridge into Hunter Creek Canyon, crossed the creek and ascended another ridge to check out some rocky bluffs. Came across an old trail and followed it to a burned area until I topped out on the ridge. Dropped down another ridge on deer trails back into Hunter Creek at a prominent confluence. Hiked the main trail back to the trailhead to complete the loop
