7.5 miles of hiking • 3000' elevation gain •
Not quite in full bloom yet, but showing signs of life in the meadow as well as the forest. This trek was challenging for this first-timer, only because folly set in and I left my poles at home! ouch go the knees and joints, but still a worthwhile and wonderful hike. Very crowded, but lunch at the top chatting with a father-son combo in training for St. Helens was fun, as was joking with others on the trail. Certainly worth hitting up again in a couple weeks to see the blooms, and the ongoing training for a Zion through-hike this summer.
