Hiked Colden with Dan DeMarsh today.
0612 start from the Loj via Van Ho and Lake Arnold approach. Temps were in the 30’s all day with packed snow conditions. Not much snow to be found but that will likely change with the coming storm. Skies were unexpectedly clear allowing for amazing views out and back.
Micro spikes were fine so shoes went for the ride. Managed to catch a micro spike on a downed tree tearing the chain from the rubber, did not impact performance and can likely be fixed.
We returned to the lot in a little over 7hrs. An amazing day that we were sad our friends Scott Wells and Tom Russell couldn’t join the fun.