Rose Peak

Been wanting to do this hike for a couple years now and finally had the perfect conditions – about 13 hours of daylight (if needed)

This was an interesting course to pick for my first ever backpacking trip. Fortunately we had another experienced backpacker with us. We started at Del

This was my first backpacking trip, and boy was it a doozy! I'm glad we had a third, experienced person with us, or Allyson and

The trail is well-maintained and there are lots of flowers. We started at 7:20am and the parking lot was almost empty.

Trail was in great shape. Lots of other folks out on a Saturday but plenty of parking available. Wildflowers looking pretty as ever and the

It was a pleasant day for hike. Temps in mid 70s, slight breeze on top. It was long and arduous hike with a steady climb.