Travis and I went hiking on Sunday afternoon, thinking that there may be not much snow but we should dress warm just in case. Upon our arrival, we saw snow covering most of the trail but we went ahead and started hiking. Since it was late afternoon, we decided to hike halfway and return before the sunset. We also wanted to test our new clothing gear.
This trial is about 4 miles long, and it is also easy to follow as long as you avoid wandering off the trail. To new hikers and women wanting a break from their gym, I’d recommend this trail, as the difficulty rating is both easy and moderate. However, proper hiking boots and plenty of water are essential for this hike. To read about the clothing or other gears that we have tried for this hike, we invite you to visit our Gear pages for further details on clothing and gear.
The first half mile of the trail has quite an incline upward so new hikers may find this part difficult, but the next mile gets easier for the trail becomes a little flat and has small inclines.
During the hike, we passed by the snowy hills and enjoyed a peek of the rocky formation from where we stood. Although the temperature was pretty low, we felt the warmth of the sunlight. The trail was mostly covered with snow, so we were cautious with our steps and our hiking boots were good enough to prevent slipping. However, we would like to purchase the shoe spikes, called Kahtoola Microspikes Traction system. We have not tried this product before, but my husband’s co-worker highly recommended it. I cannot wait to try it soon!
Unfortunately, we couldn’t finish the whole trail because we arrived at 2:30 pm and we were not prepared or equipped to hike after the sunset. We finished about 1.5 miles and turned around to head back safely. We hope to finish this trail at next time, stay tuned.
