The trail was completely covered in snow, I used snowshoes all the way. I could follow the elk prints on the trail most of the way.
When I reached the burn area, it was impossible to see where the trail path was. The snow became soft and very deep. At the final series of switchbacks, it was very steep, the snow was 5 to 6ft deep, I sank most of the way down.
I ended up making my own path between the trees, using them to help me get to the top, pulling myself up. It took me a few hours for this section.
Very tiring. I recommend to wait a month or so to do this trail. I didn't see any other tracks, no one else around.
I returned to the road via the Palisades trail.
Comments
How far was the road walk from the Palisades trail?
Posted by:
swthantlers on May 27, 2019 11:56 AM
You don't have to walk on the road, there's a Whiteriver trail in the forest that joins the trails together, about 4 miles.
Posted by:
JamesHaitch on May 27, 2019 10:48 PM