11 miles of hiking • 2750' elevation gain • 1 night
Good day hike! Not terribly long, but a good workout. Early in the season there was still quite a bit of snow above Yellow Hill. We also encountered some dirt motobikers lower on the trail. The trail is rough, and steep. Took us longer to get to Yellow Hill than expected. Yellow Hill isn't all that spectacular, we actually didn't even realize we were there until we noticed the USGS marker. Above that we ended up off trail a bit, because of the snow. Caught back up with the trail to cross the saddle/ridge to get to Elbow. That part of the hike was the best, very nice scenery. Elbow peak has good views, feels like a good achievement after the long hike. Great fun glissading below the peak. Car camped with a big group at 29 Pines campground for two nights. I think it's free.
