Last weekend we stayed a little closer to home and went up Mary's Peak for the first time. It was a cloudy day at the TH, foggy during a fair part of the steep climb, and blue-sky-top-of-clouds experience at the top. A group of four hikers on the trail, and of course more near the top but the summit parking lot wasn't full. A few quick notes:
- We had decent phone service most of the climb which was nice since we tend to split up and hike-your-own-hike.
- I might have missed something, but there isn't a water source along the trail. I took the Meadows Edge loop which takes you down from the summit to the campground. Parker creek starts as a muddy drip, but at the bottom is a running creek. It's not a terribly long hike, but adds some elevation to the day on the way back up. There is also water along the East Ridge/Tie Trail section. It had a good flow, but I don't know what it would be like in high summer.
- The East Ridge loop trail at the summit parking lot is marked 1388, which is a little confusing depending on the map you are looking at.
- Trails were clear from top to bottom
- The birds were singing their heart out all day.