First (day) hike of the year!!!
I'm glad Andy read trip reports before we left. Our micro spikes and trekking poles came in handy for the last snowy/icy stretch to the top and back down. Good elevation gain for a four mile hike up to the top. Luckily Andy and I reached the top during a nice clearing in the fog/clouds. Lovely views. Bonus! It ended up being warm at the top :D. Double bonus! We brought a yummy lunch - a thermos of piping hot tomato soup and half a deli sandwich each. The birds were super friendly, even when you're not eating. Got to see a beautiful blue jay, too. Thick fog finally rolled while we were drinking our coffee, though, and covered the views for the rest of the day. A bunch more hikers showed up on our way down - some slipping on their way up with only tennis shoes. We took pictures with our phones so the formatting is a bit off.
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View from the top
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Bird pics - Pretending to punch a bird. Go away, PETA.
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Model Andy and getting ready to make coffee