Rusk Mtn
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:15 pm
On Saturday we decided to hike Rusk Mtn. The parking lot was fairly full when we arrive. We arrived later then normal, so I guess that would be expected. We put our snowshoes on and headed up the trail. When I registered at the trailhead, I didn't notice that one of our friends signed in ahead of us.
There was about 6-12" of snow on the jeep trail. Easy enough to snowshoe through. After we crossed the bridge, we took a left before for the turn of the switchback. We then headed across two of the streams and headed up the hill. There was only about 2-3 inches of snow. That sort of sucked. We continued to hike with our snowshoes. Hit a lot of rocks.
When we got near the top, we came up in a bad spot. Normally I would move east to find an easier ledge. But, there was a tree in the way, so we climbed up the steep ledge. Not so much fun.
Once we reached the top, we ran into two of our friends. Odd to find a friend while bushwhacking. We talked for about 10 minutes. We then walked up to the canister. I had wanted to hike over to the ledges west of Rusk, but we didn't have time. So, we headed down the mountain.
It was a slow slog down the hill. We somehow headed too far west. So, we had to hike east to find the jeep trail to Hunter. After walked over the bridge, we saw a fabulous sunset. Totally unexpected. To me Rusk Mtn is a pictureless hike.
Here is the sunset we saw. After we took the picture, the sky turned from orange to red. Then finally to magenta. What a great sunset.
There was about 6-12" of snow on the jeep trail. Easy enough to snowshoe through. After we crossed the bridge, we took a left before for the turn of the switchback. We then headed across two of the streams and headed up the hill. There was only about 2-3 inches of snow. That sort of sucked. We continued to hike with our snowshoes. Hit a lot of rocks.
When we got near the top, we came up in a bad spot. Normally I would move east to find an easier ledge. But, there was a tree in the way, so we climbed up the steep ledge. Not so much fun.
Once we reached the top, we ran into two of our friends. Odd to find a friend while bushwhacking. We talked for about 10 minutes. We then walked up to the canister. I had wanted to hike over to the ledges west of Rusk, but we didn't have time. So, we headed down the mountain.
It was a slow slog down the hill. We somehow headed too far west. So, we had to hike east to find the jeep trail to Hunter. After walked over the bridge, we saw a fabulous sunset. Totally unexpected. To me Rusk Mtn is a pictureless hike.
Here is the sunset we saw. After we took the picture, the sky turned from orange to red. Then finally to magenta. What a great sunset.