I rode the e-bike up Horseshoe Meadows Road and went for a snowshoe up to the Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead...
The road had been cleared of rocks recently...and plowed for a short distance up near The Crossover...
I was almost hoping that they'd open the road to Walt's Point...
The snow Isn't Consolidating in the shade, so booting up is a bit of work...
A LOT of pavement is showing all the way up to the Trailheads...
It's definitely a Drought Year so far...
Here are some photos:
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Cottonwood Lakes Trailhead.
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Walk-In Campground Entrance.
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Looking back up the road to the Trailhead.
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The Golden Trout Camp Trailhead.
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The road up to The Crossover.
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Horseshoe Meadows Road.