Round trip = 9.6 km
Weight: 30# day pack
Elevation gain: 2,600 feet (estimate)
Accumulation elevation gain for 2016: 11.774 feet.
Accumulated distance hiked: 89.03 km
Notes:
Set out at 10 a.m. Snag flats in 70 minutes; Hitchin' Rack at 100 minutes; 120 minutes to 3-mile marker; Back at car at 240 minutes, roughly.
Learning: Didn't take microspikes because I didn't think there would be snow. There was.Practiced walking with ice axe due to slickness of trail--walked a bit past three mile mark and realized folly of that. No leg cramps; took only maybe four salt pills, including those I took before leaving. Better at putting on gaiters. Wore wool sweater and fly-less shorts. Glasses tend to fog up. May try a different pair to see if they work better. Consumed small butterfinger bars along the way, fished from my flyfishing vest.
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The Hitchin' Post |
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Early snow dusting, before it became heavier |
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Heavier accumulation before microspikes required |
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When the snow became too slick for my Asolo's, I employed Ol' Betsy to descend to safer ground. |
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