U was back up at Walt's Point playing with the drone...successful mission...more later...huge files...
I started walking from Walt's...
Mostly dry road for more than a mile...snow has retreated at least a few hundred yards...
I brought the snowshoes this time...
There was exposed pavement up at the Trailhead...average depth probably 18 inches...
Ended up being about 10 miles round-trip...probably at keast 7 on snowshoes...
Here are a few photos:
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![[Linked Image from photos.smugmug.com]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Whats-New-1/Cottonwood-Trail-Passes-Trailhead-Snowshoe-01022025/i-9XhPbcF/0/MqM2QjVQGvnsss73T4DHN7BLK7vDgtdjXZ4znLf2W/X2/IMG_2489-X2.jpg)
The upper gate.
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Trailheads intersection.
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Cottonwood/Trail Passes Trailhead.