Despite our best guessing on weather from iffy forecasts, our hike up Mt Garfield turned out to be rather damp, along with temps in the 40s to start, and dropping into the 30s up top. Much of the time there was no precipitation, but now and then there were some sprinkles and mist. Still, a good hike up something always feels good, but getting back into a warm, dry car feels that much better after a cold, damp hike. There were no views, as the summits were in clouds. Perhaps the most memorable aspect of the hike was the unexpected icing on the trees above perhaps 4000 ft. from the night or two before. As we went up higher, and then again as we came back down from that upper zone, the moderating temperature let the ice be released, to rain down on the trail and often on us. The last, steep pitch to the summit was mostly all covered with a loose collection of ice chunks of all sizes, making for tricky footing. Surprisingly, the rock slabs around the old concrete foundation atop the peak were essentially all bare and dry, and that made a good place for us to have lunch. Then it was the long five mile walk down and out.
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