11.5 miles of hiking • 5000' elevation gain •
Up Starvation and down the Defiance trail. The latter is probably steeper - next time I'm going to try going up it and down Starvation. Totally beautiful bluebird day, wanted to stay at Warren Lake sitting in a chair with a book or something. (I'll have to go back there for an overnight.) Very little snow compared to TRs from a week ago - we didn't hit any at all until just after the Mitchell-Defiance trail junction. Patchy, then we bailed onto the talus field, exited into the woods in a random spot and basically walked on snow thereafter until the very top of the road right below the summit. Once you hit the road, it's probably wisest to follow it to the summit, because the other trail is totally obscured. Otherwise, totally beautiful day, great views, nice summit nap!
