We arrived and were surprised to find that there was hard snow and ice right at the beginning of the trail, so we had to put on our microspikes right away. There was no one else on the trails with us yesterday so we got to enjoy the entire area to ourselves! We stopped by Mount Pinos for a quick picture and then headed over to Sawmill where we heated up some water for some chai tea, biscuits and cake.   Such a wonderful day.

If you're reading this and are planning to go hike this trail… my boyfriend left his backpack in the parking lot when we were done with our hike. If you find his backpack (Gregory), please contact me at erosyyong@gmail.com. Thanks!!!