Hike Log

Practicing social distancing at Strawberry Peak

Trailhead:

Red Box Picnic Area

Type of Hike:

Day hike

Trail Conditions:

Trail in good condition

ROAD:

Road suitable for all vehicles

Bugs:

No bugs

Snow:

Intermittent snow – not hard to cross

We kept the group small for this hike since we're trying to practice social distancing. We arrived at the parking lot at around 7:30 a.m. and there were still a lot of parking remaining. We only encountered a handful of people hiking up to the peak, which made it easy to maintain social distancing. The weather was crisp and the visibility was great on the way up. There was snow near the top, but microspikes weren't needed.  We pretty much had the peak to ourselves, there were only another couple at the peak when we arrived.  We stayed at the peak for about 30 min when fog started to roll in and a big group arrived.

On the way down, the trail was starting to get crowded. The snow was also started to get slushy, and slippery.  When we got back to the parking lot, it was completely filled with cars. On the way down the mountain, every parking area was also filled with cars along the Highway 2. I'm glad we got to trailhead early to avoid the crowd.

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