The Friday of Memorial Day weekend I left work and got to the upper parking lot around 6 pm. I hiked the road up. I wan't carrying much except food, clothes and water so I made good time, covering 5 miles in under 2 hours. It's slog for sure, lots of up. A few small patches of snow are sticking around but they'll be gone soon.
The yurt is remote, about 2.5 miles from the nearest hut. It's tucked in the woods without any views. Right around the corner there's a spot that probably has views but I was socked in the whole time I was there so wasn't able to see much more than trees.
I was the only one up that night. The yurt is impressively stocked with amenties. It's built to stay warm and I was nice and cozy that evening as a wintry mix fell outside.
I slept in the next morning, drinking coffee and waiting to see if the rain/snow mix would subside before my hike down. I started hiking shortly before 1 pm and it took about 2 hours to make it down (I was in no rush). I ended up hiking down in a mix of rain, snow and sunshine. I hiked down on the Lower Yurt trail, which I think saved me on some elevation up and down but wasn't as smooth and fast as the road.
Quiet, peaceful trip, hardly saw anyone.
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