Fun in Sequoia

[SacTown Chronic]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Similarly, I tell my story of hiking El Capitan in the snow wearing shorts and a t-shirt and I think it was great fun and most others assume it was just a horrible experience.

We did a hike near S. Lake Tahoe in late May and the occasional patches of snow on the ground became waist-deep drifts taking up most of the trail and passable ground as we gained elevation. We were wearing shorts and t-shirts, and, yeah, it was great fun.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic

We did a hike near S. Lake Tahoe in late May and the occasional patches of snow on the ground became waist-deep drifts taking up most of the trail and passable ground as we gained elevation. We were wearing shorts and t-shirts, and, yeah, it was great fun.

The El Cap hike was unintended in that snow had not been in the forecast. The same unexpected storm killed a couple mountain climbers who froze to death when they got trapped halway up.

But another time a friend and I did a day-long snow hike at Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains wearing just shorts and t-shirts again. You definitely keep moving. But it was late spring so while the snow was still there the air temperature wasn't too bad. But you definitely keep moving.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

But another time a friend and I did a day-long snow hike at Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains wearing just shorts and t-shirts again. You definitely keep moving. But it was late spring so while the snow was still there the air temperature wasn't too bad. But you definitely keep moving.

On our recent trip to Alaska we had a chance to walk on a glacier. The air was definitely cool, but the sun was shining. My brother-in-law and I didn't go more than a couple of minutes before shedding our coats and sweaters down to short sleeves, despite being on a 4 mile long chunk of dense ice.