9 miles of hiking • 3000' elevation gain •
Started down at the highway. Temps hovering a little above freezing. Hit snow before Gumjuwac Saddle. Eventually lost any semblance of a trail and headed OT up the slopes through the snow. Temps dropped to around 28º. Wind and fresh snow falling on the top, so we bailed on continuing to Flag Pt and headed back down. Snow turned into slushy rain back down near the TH. Off trailing skipped the big switchbacks on the ridge, so it looks like it was a bit shorter than the normal Lookout hike.
