Heliotrope Ridge — Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025

The road has degrading pavement and there is no avoiding some holes.  We stopped at the glacier ranger station to see about creek conditions and he basically said to embrace the wet.  Unfortunately, my dog was not feeling that sentiment at the relatively easy first creek crossing.  I left dog and son there while I continued on to see for myself.  I would not recommend crossing solo .  I probably would have done it had my son been with me, but I turned back to collect them.  A climber told me the glacier is pretty high up at this point and would take an hour plus after the main crossing.  We will try again next year!  Bring poles and expect to get wet.