Anyone else go out for the New Years?
I Hiked up to the RMC Gary Knob cabin for New Years eve. Along with a lot of others. The cabin was paced top to bottom, standing room only, almost double official capacity. Trail was basically a ribbon of ice, microspikes or crampons the only way to get up there.
No New Years summiting. Hurricane force winds and freezing rain above tree line this morning. Didn't get much of the promised snow, just some rain and a dusting. But it was warm, up to 34 outside at the cabin, nearly 70 inside. Champagne at the Quay at midnight was a short affair, seeing we were being belted by 50 MPH winds and frozen rain. Could hardly stand up to pass the bottle!
The Gray Knob cabin this morning.
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Last sunset of the year from "The Quay" Mt Jefferson to the left.
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