Roman went hiking December 2, 2012 7.32 miles 2,000 feet gained
We hiked School Canyon (upper) trail to Helispot and Rock garden just below from there. Had mostly sunny weather, just a trace of snow at the high point and some wicked wind, but we were prepared for the cold and had a great time. The sign on road 43 @ SR26 say the road is closed Dec. 1 - Apr 1 but it was almost snow-free and we (along with other cars) used it with no problem.
Saw 22 deer for the day - no joke - only one on the trail, the rest (on at least 4 or 5 different occasions) were near the road on the way to/from there.
