Left Sunrise Point at 6:30 AM with the plan of doing the trailed portion of this loop before many folks were on the trail, then returning via the ridge line. Saw nobody on the trail until I got to Dege Peak. Possibly some light Class 3 on the route I took to Marcus Peak and descending from Marcus to the south, but overall Class 2. Saw quite the gamut of ungulates: deer, mountain goats, and bull elk (the latter bugling and locking antlers in the meadows). Any time my GPS track descends from the ridgeline, I was following a game trail. It was a spectacular, blue bird day, but started brisk (36* when I left Sunrise Point). Met a very nice man from Ohio named Ricardo on the summit of Dege. I wish he wasn't traveling so extensively during the pandemic, but I wish him luck on his tour of the West. Note: Peakery currently lists both "The Palisades" and "Palisades Peak" for some reason.