"I conjured up a summit to Sorcery Mountain this evening It was a beautiful clear night, perfect for a climb, however, I did not have a sunset in my spellbook tonight, which I missed from the summit, however, enjoyed it as I ascended the West side of the mountain as it set over Galleon Mountain. 4160 feet of gain, 9 miles, 6:30 hours moving time, 10:00 hours total time. I had the afternoon off and was able to hit the trailhead just before 3 PM. The road into Dingford is rough and took longer to reach the trailhead than I recalled from prior visits, however, the route in, is flat for about two miles after an initial 1000 feet gain on early switchbacks, so I figured I would hit the summit with plenty of time to enjoy the sunset. Boy was I wrong… Routefinding, soft snow conditions, hundred of tree and rock wells, degrading snow bridges, lurking ankle breakers, lack of a discernable path and good tracks to follow, and forgetting my food made for an adventure that was more than I was anticipating this afternoon! I initially had some route finding challenges finding where to turn off the trail past Goat Creek – I overshot the turnoff as I missed any markings, and was making my merry..." — markhadland • Apr 27, 2021

"Started at trailhead around 6:45 A.M. Light dusting of snow at trailhead. It took about 3.5 hours to make it to Horseshoe Lake. Stayed just east of the drainage creek on the way to the lake. Broke trail-- about 18 inches of fresh powder. Snowshoes. Took about 2.5 hours to make it to the summit from the lake. Pretty steep and a workout in deep snow. Fantastic views-- maybe even better than on Mt. Price. Made it back to the lake in 35 minutes-- was able to slide down in the fresh powder. Made it back to the main trail in about 45 minutes." — cloudbreach • Apr 11, 2021

"Took Dingford Ck Trail to Goat Ck crossing and hiked up to Horseshoe Lake via the fisherman's trail. The summit is to the north of the lake and has some interesting rock outcroppings along the way. A little scrambling, but no real difficulties. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mvanderbilt/sets/72157636978755843/ " — RichP • Oct 11, 2013