Is Mousie heading up the MR tomorrow? Any other buddies coming along? How warm was it?
60 degrees at the Portal yesterday. Warmer today.
We are heading up to the portal later today to get a head start Friday (road closed, rangers driving up and down to hand out tickets, so it's a 4 mile trip to the trailhead). Tomorrow we expect to get some company to go up to one of the high lakes on the MR, as far as snow conditions allow. After noon, things get pretty soft and avalanche risk becomes a factor once things warm up. Saturday we'll do the rest with a light pack, maybe start 3-4am to use good solid snow in the chute, and to beat the weather that is going to change around noon on Saturday. We'll head back down asap same day and spend one night in Lone Pine, then 2000 miles to get back east again.
