Carne Mountain — Sunday, Jun. 22, 2025

This is a beautiful hike and highly recommend if you're up for a steady climb to wildflower meadows and great mountain views. The first couple miles of the trail are pretty overgrown with vegetation and there are several downed trees to climb over. There are also some potentially sketchy snags still standing nearby so use caution on a windy day. Once you get to the scree fields, wildflowers are blooming all over, and pikas and marmots can be heard calling across the rocks. The meadow is thawed out, but it's still pretty boggy, so this is where bug spray will be helpful (we didn't really need it through the hike until this point). We didn't proceed to the summit since clouds began moving in, but a previous hiking group indicated there were a couple of passable snow patches before reaching the top. The forest road leading in is rutted and a bit slow going at times, but the last couple miles up to the trailhead has recently been re-graded and graveled. Rewarding and gorgeous hike!