Somewhere after the Gordon Hirabayashi Recreation Site I started to notice the snow in the shade and by the time I was in Bear Canyon there were small piles of snow on the side of the Highway!

Higher on the mountain I watched sledding and snow ball fights – it was great to see people out and enjoying the snow – but it was also beautiful to leave the people behind and enjoy the nearly empty Butterfly Trail – I hiked out to Butterfly Peak, watched the sunset and hiked back in the quiet snow under a sliver moon.