September 22

The 5 of us hiked out of our cozy cabin around 8 am and made our way to the I-80 rest stop. After some creative bushwhacking we made it to where Dave Sean and Marshall were parked. Louis and I parted ways with the three and lingered for a bit, eating snacks and talking about the fun we had at the cabin. From there we started our brutal hike through the snow and getting washed every time a tree would drop melting snow from its overloaded branches. Our feet were soaked through from the snow right away and all day long have been in the same condition. We climbed to almost 9,000 ft. before finally descending to a valley where we had shelter from the wind. We made it to our 24 mile campsite just as the sun had set and because of the conditions were only able to manage just over 2 mph hiking today. Hopefully things will melt by the time out climb comes tomorrow evening, I really don't want to camp on snow if I can avoid it. Like everything else, the ground at our campsite is wet. Fortunately, we had time to get everything dry last night and I am in dry clothes and as soon as my toes warm up I will be able to sleep.