Karl went hiking February 2, 2013 11.6 miles 3,500 feet gained
Another beautiful February day in the gorge. The lower flanks of Hamilton were bare, the sky was blue, but there was a very strong wind blowing from the east. The summit had a couple feet of snow, but the saddle was also bare. I made the fateful decision to wander the jeep trails north of the saddle, and ran into far more snow than I really had wanted to deal with. Should've brought the snowshoes! Even though, it seemed silly to even have gaiters on during the "main" (popular) stretches of the hike. Lesson learned.
