On Wednesday we had 3 people come out to hike to Hobart Bluff from the Greensprings side. The sky was mostly cloudy and the temperature was in the mid 50s. As we went along, we assumed that it had rained recently because the bushes were still covered in water droplets getting our pants and shoes wet.
We saw many flowers blooming along the way. I think this was the most Chocolate Checkered Lilies I have seen on this hike. We also saw many Calypso Bulbosa (Fairy Slippers) There were also Trillium and some fungus along the way. The Brown's Peonies were yet to bloom. And of course the Arrowleaf Balsamroot were along the hillside on the last climb to the top of Hobart Bluff
At one point we came to a place where snow still covered most of the trail. We were able to walk alongside the trail being careful in the rocky sections. We made our way through and had one other section with just a little bit of snow.
When we got to the top, Mount Ashland and Pilot Rock were covered in clouds. Mount Shasta was visible though. Eventually most of Pilot rock was visible. We ate our lunch and were happy that there wasn't too much wind. Maria usually likes to take her shoes off but didn't want her feet to get too cold. We decided that the short lunch wasn't even a Hank lunch.
We headed back down and greeted 4 ladies on the trail. We also saw a couple heading up. I had seen a discarded orange peel on the way up and picked it up and put it in one of my empty baggies and discarded it when I got home. I wish more people understood the leave no trace principles.
We got back to the car by 2:00 PM. We had hiked 7.33 miles and gained 1,425 feet of elevation.
