The weather was highly variable, mostly cloudy with patchy fog, periods of light rain and even sleet (whereas the forecast had been clear skies and warm temperatures). But no worries, we had rain gear, and the local terrain is interesting enough that the views between clouds were still great.
Other than weather, our experience was very similar to other recent reporters. We went up P3 (didn't do the traverse to the Web summit), across the ridge to Mt. Defiance, then back to the Ira Spring trail head via Mason Lake. I read one report doing it in the opposite direction, but IMHO that would be nuts. I think going down the incredibly steep P3 trail would be much worse than going up.
In the lower wooded section of the P3 trail, I find it gets hard to follow at a few places, especially at switchbacks where people have left "alternate" tracks. I checked with GaiaGPS a number of times even though this was my second time on this trail in 2 months.
The traverse across to Mt. Defiance also has some challenges due to lack of a clear route. Both times I've done it, I regretted drifting too far down below the ridge line, and then having to fight my way back up. My advice is to stay as close to the top as possible (but always on the south side).
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