Our first time on snow this winter was more of a workout than we usually do for a first of the season trip. We followed the hiking trail across Paradise Meadows to the Lake Approach cross country ski trail route. We did the Lake Approach loop, bushwhacked through the Old Cabin snowshoe route then followed the Meadows boardwalks to our lunch stop at the Paradise Creek bridge. Our return was along the Crooked Creek boardwalk route. We covered about 4.5 kilometers, more than half of which involved breaking trail or bushwhacking. In the sun it felt warmer on the mountain than on our sea level hikes of the previous two days.
Photos by Lindsay, Cathy, Ian, Patti and Bill.
Photos by Lindsay, Cathy, Ian, Patti and Bill.