First winter trip
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2016 10:07 pm
My brother and friends have been going on a short snow hike each year and each year my brother has asked if I'd like to go. This year I said yes.
We left from the Twin Lakes TH parking area where the Lake Mary road closes in the winter. It was a beautiful day and there were lots of people out walking, skiing and snowshoeing. There was plenty of snow and we followed the road past Lake Mary to the Duck Pass trail head.
I'd only been in snowshoes once before but it was pretty easy. We follow a set of ski tracks up the Duck Pass trail towards the lakes.
We'd planned on camping at Skelton Lake, but we'd gotten a late start and the real attaction was just camping in the snow, so we stopped at Arrowhead Lake for the night.
My brother showed me some of the benefits of snow camping.
We messed around enjoying the nice weather and afternoon sun, then we settled down for a cold but moonlit night. In the morning we slept in then packed up and tromped back down to the car. It was a great first trial at snow camping. I'm looking forward to next year's winter trip.
We left from the Twin Lakes TH parking area where the Lake Mary road closes in the winter. It was a beautiful day and there were lots of people out walking, skiing and snowshoeing. There was plenty of snow and we followed the road past Lake Mary to the Duck Pass trail head.
- Looking across Lake Mary to Crystal Crag
- Duck Pass trail head sign.
- On the Duck Pass trail.
- Arrowhead Lake
- Relaxing in the afternoon sun