The experience would have been better had I taken the time to enjoy it, rather than rush it after work. The normal road is closed, adding either a detour down gold camp road, or a 1.5 mile (one way) walk from the front parking lot near the nature reserve. The backside of the mountain is gorgeous and worth the climb. It was very windy at the top, and light was getting low, so I almost immediately turned around and headed back.