buggy but beautiful

Discovered they limit the hikers to 40/day. Luckily today they were below that when we showed up but tomorrow the gate guy said they already have 40 online reservations. A couple tiny patches of snow off trail still and a few muddy areas on the trail easily avoided. Areas of gnats buzzing our faces but not bad enough for the headnet. First 2 miles were tough today with the elevation gain, heat and exposure but still a great hike!