"I took advantage of a good weather forecast to do a quick after work trip to Rooster Mountain. The trip started with the usual middle fork pothole slalom. The first half mile or so follows the Taylor River. Then, you turn left up the Quartz Creek Road. This road is in fairly good shape. There are a number of blow-downs, but no washouts or any serious damage to the road. After a couple of miles you come to a fork. The lower (left) fork continues up Quartz Creek to Lake Blethen. The upper (right) fork switchbacks up Rooster Mountain. This road is now just a trail. Much to my surprise, this trail is in good shape also. I was expecting more of a bushwhack. It's easy going until about 3600 ft. The snow starts here, and it gets bushy, but still no navigation problems. At about 4000 ft, the road goes through the basin. The basin is still mostly snow-filled, but there are some bare spots now. Here is where I left the road and headed for the ridge. The ridge has quite a few bare spots. I would say the snow cover is about 65%. The ridge leads you very close to the summit. The final summit rock ridge is now-free. As luck would have it, the summit was inside a cloud, so there wasn't ..." — MangyMarmot • Jun 19, 2012