Get an early start in the winter and you can watch the sunrise from near the trailhead.
Many bridges to make the stream crosses a breeze.
Lovely mountain stream.
The bridges get smaller and trickier as you get further along the trail.
Pleasant uphill grade to Springer.
It gets cold in the winter months.
Some holes in the trees open up views.
Trail gets rocky near the top.
View from the summit.
The forested summit.
Continuing onto the Benton Mackaye Trail.
The winter allows views when normally there would be only tree cover.
View from the Benton Mackaye Trail.
View from the Benton Mackaye Trail.