Pinnell Mountain Trail, 2016

On a late Sunday afternoon, Tom and I headed off to hike Pinnell Mountain Trail, planning on a last minute overnighter. I have written about the Pinnell Mountain trail before.. and it is a fantastic hike, truly worth doing.

There was a bit of snow..
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But nothing major, and most of the trail was snow free.

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The trail is a bit wet, but nothing major for this early in the season.

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The dogs had a great time, and enjoyed the mellow, relatively short day.
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The sun set around 11:30pm, and it was beautiful. I want to come back and run or hike the trail in the evening, so I can get the full midnight sun experience.

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BLM has improved both shelters, and they are in fantastic shape. We stayed at the shelter near mile 17…
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In the morning we awoke to a near white out, which came and went for the rest of the hike.
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The trail is well marked though, so we didn’t have issues following the trail.
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I think by memorial day weekend the trail should be snow free. I hope everyone is enjoying the fantastic spring weather!

I have been neglecting the blog a bit… more coming soon!

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