Jason and I were heading up to Gold Creek to snow shoe when the sigh across the freeway flashed a warning that I have never seen in all of my years of hiking/snow shoeing:
“Limited visibility ahead due to sun glare”
Fortunately we each had a slightly used set of sun glasses and were able to handle the dangerous situation. We arrived at Gold Creek, where under Jason’s guidance, we quickly got off of the trail (intentionally) and followed the stream.
We were constantly sinking to our knees in the fresh snow, but it was so much more pretty. And a lot quieter.
After an hour of slogging through the deep snow, we made it to the lake, where we stopped to eat an excellent roast beef sandwich with aged cedar cheese and sweet gherkins. The lake had a mysterious set of tracks that went three fourths of the way across and then stopped.
That is generally not a good sign. We hiked around the lake
and hiked out to a peninsula that juts out into the lake.
and enjoyed the sun shinning on our backs. It was still 21 degrees, but the sun felt good and the tube to my hydration pack didn’t freeze shut.
A good time was had by all and we made it without incident, back to the car and on to the summit for a slice of pizza.
Absolutely beautiful! Glad all went without incident. Always make sure your cell is fully charged.
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