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We are well into April and spring is finally here, right? Wrong! Joel and I set off on and ambitious plan to summit Dirtyface Peak (North of Lake Wenatchee) but when snow began to stick on Highway 2 with more than 2000 feet to climb over Stevens Pass, we reconsidered. While we likely could have made it up and over, the snow was expected to continue into the night and we weren't interested in finding out what the return drive would bring.
Our backup was to head up Tonga Ridge to Mount Sawyer. We parked on Forest Road 68 a half mile past the one-lane bridge near a gated junction, where a 100'+ tree blocked the road. The gravel road was free of snow but that changed quickly as we gained elevation and the flakes grew larger. Snowshoes were not very helpful as every few steps the wet snow would cake up, tripling their weight.
~ 9 miles Round Trip
2000 ft elevation gain
4 1/2 hours car to car
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