It’s our standard “quick, we need to hike” kind of hike because it’s close to the city and well maintained. There can be mud, but it’s the pitch that keeps us going back.

When our hiking season first starts, this hike is filled with “water breaks” after each steep climb. Given the lower temperature and what we hoped were hiking legs we figured we could do it quickly today without water.

Thankfully we did think to bring our poles. These were essential when we realized that yesterday’s city snow had actually accumulated in the Park.

We’d only brought the cell phone, so the pics aren’t the greatest, but they do prove that we did see snow today!

Gozzygirl posing (aka resting) for a pic after a steep climb

Wow, can’t believe there’s snow!

Gozzygirl at the top of a climb

Gozzygirl under a snowy tree

Gozzygirl tries to make it snow on herself

Nosyneighbour starts another ascent.

Nosyneighbour being goofy.

The view from the bench at the turnaround point. Snow here … no snow down there.