Granite Mountain Hike

The only hike all year where we hit challenging weather conditions - rain the whole way except for when it was snowing.
img_2833 Gavin, Kathryn, Zoe, Mollie, and Violet looking relatively cheering given that it's raining at the trailhead.
Gavin, Kathryn, Zoe, Mollie, and Violet looking relatively cheering given that it's raining at the trailhead.
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img_2837 The rain is already starting to win the battle against the camera. Still kind of warm down low, particularly since this hike just goes up, up, up.
The rain is already starting to win the battle against the camera. Still kind of warm down low, particularly since this hike just goes up, up, up.
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img_2852 The start of the falling snow with temps cooling quite a bit.
The start of the falling snow with temps cooling quite a bit.
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img_2861 The blurry camera lens doesn't help, but it's actually pretty here with the fall colors partly covered by a shallow dusting of snow.
The blurry camera lens doesn't help, but it's actually pretty here with the fall colors partly covered by a shallow dusting of snow.
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