The drive up to Longmire was completely snow free. I think the heavy rains washed it all away. The road to Paradise was closed so we, along with everyone else, explored Longmire in the rain! We started at the Longmire WIC and took the Wonderland Trail toward Cougar Rock Creek Camp. It was mostly muddy and wet trail until the Paradise River. We saw A LOT of people in this section. We passed a new group of people every couple minutes.
The bridge is still over the river and safe to cross, though it is a bit slippery. After this point, the snow is consistent and slippery. I'd recommend some traction, but you don't need snowshoes. We didn't see as many people on this side of the bridge. The falls are going strong!
We turned around before Narada Falls because the snow got deep and we were running out of light. I put on my snowshoes for the return trip. There were a lot of pretty steep hills and the snow was the consistency of wet sand; a perfect recipe for slipping and fall on your butt. I wanted traction! As we passed Cougar Rock Camp again, we heard some large, wet avalanches on the other side of the river. Eek! But also, cool! We got back to the lot just in time for it to get dark. We were staying at the Inn, so we checked in at this time.
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