6 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain •
Went up late tonight to get a quick hike in. The plan was to do Wildcat, but I ran into drifts on the road 2 miles before the trailhead. A high clearance vehicle would do fine. Outbacks and smaller, if going this week, bring a shovel in case you get high-centered. I didn't have either, so I ended up road walking a good ways.
It was supposed to be clear out tonight, but remained one giant cloud. Kind of reminded me of November/December weather up there (maybe because that was when those kinds of forests were both accessible and rainy?). Hit 3-4ft drifts once I got to the east/north side, no snow on the west/south side (like everywhere). You probably could bushwhack up the westward side all the way to Wildcat and it would be faster.
It was nice to get out in the alpiney forests, even if it was in a big cloud.
Also saw some odd activity - as I was leaving around 9p (the end of dusk), I saw about 4 cars pass me towards the trailhead. It seems as if there is either a lot of partying or illegal activity that goes on up that way - so be cautious when going up there near dusk.
Also, Douglas TH is closed for logging.
