Thursday, June 8, 2023

Raintree v North Loop & Wild Horse Ridge - 6/8/23

Raintree in front of Mummy's Toe
Snow covers Mummy Springs Trail to right of Sign.

Three of us made it up to Raintree, finally. We felt like we were the last to arrive this spring but we had been too busy doing the waterfall tour of the Spring Mountains! It was a cold day but we didn't get rained on. The snow is still there and we had to climb over Winter Peak, a trail that leads up and over a rise to the right of the last switchback. This adds a bit of elevation gain to the traditional hike. We also had to scoot over to the ridge trail above the last small distance before reaching Raintree. On the way down, we used the Cactus Jack Trail and showed Chuck Wild Horse Ridge! He was a newbie! All in all, it was a loop from the North Loop Trailhead. The track below doesn't reflect Winter Peak nor Cactus Jack Trail. 

Great day!

Stats: ~6 miles; ~2000' gain; ~ 4 hours




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