Yesterday we woke up in the middle of a cloud. Misting everywhere made finding dry tinder for our stove difficult. After a quick oatmeal breakfast, we broke our soggy camp and headed out. We made good time for the first 7-8 miles, hiking past many,
many lakes in the fog. We ran into solid snow at about 6,100', however, and it didn't relent until we broke through the pass at 6,920' and switched from northern to southern slopes. It was short lived though, as the snow came back with a vengeance. We were unable to follow the trail and so ended up trekking cross-country as we descended into Jefferson Park. Which, even being at 5,900', was also filled with snow. Compass travel brought us to Scout Lake where we ate dinner and decided to call the day done.It was a very cold night. Dropping to probably around 25 degrees F. The
lakes were certainly more frozen when we woke up this morning. Thankfully, the sun is out today. Fantastic views of Mt. Jefferson. Taking the morning slow, trying to dry out our shoes as much as
possible. Well, time to fry up some bacon and hashbrowns! We've got a long day today. Hopefully we'll descend out of this snow shortly. We are probably going to take the Old Oregon Skyline Trail to bypass West/NW 6,400' slopes by Three Fingered Jack.
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