"Left for Douglas Springs campground from Douglas Springs trailhead at 1810 on 9/11 and made it 1.5 miles before sunset and 2.5 miles before the end of nautical twilight. We used headlamps the rest of the way to the campground. We reached the campground around 2100 after traversing 6.4 miles from the trailhead. We set up hammocks and put our gear in one of the two bar boxes we saw at the campground; sites 1 and 3 had them, but we didn't see one at site 2. We woke up at 0515 and left camp at 0600 on 9/12 to ascend to Mica Mountain and Spud Rock. We reached Cowhead Saddle by 0710 and stopped a few times along the way to North Slope trail to take in the views, change socks, put on moleskin, and eat snacks. We were 2.4 miles to the summit by 0920 and had lunch at 1000 just before the junction of the North Slope trail and Cowhead Saddle. We summitted Spud Rock at 1045 and Mica Mountain around 1120, before meeting a forest ranger taking care of the trail after some intense rains and the Spud Rock/Mica Bowl fires contained just a day prior. We spoke for 20 mins and took another 20 mins break to recover from the 13+ mile ascent, before beginning our descent at 1200, moving at an average..." — mchikes • Sep 12, 2020

"Glad to finally tick this one off. Hike up to Manning Camp via Turkey Creek the first day and summited Mica and Spud Rock. Packed up and headed down the heartbreak ridge trail to Happy Valley Saddle for Rincon the next day. " — Christopher • Apr 18, 2020