They finally opened up Archangel Road because the snow is gone. The road is so awful with gigantic boulders and muddy ruts, that I refuse to attempt to drive up it. I did see quite a few large pickup trucks and a few cars, around the size of mine though. I could probably make it but have always decided it's safer to just hike if I want to do anything up at the far end of that road. Bella and I hiked the 2 miles up to the locked gate from the bridge where we had parked. Shortly after passing the gate, it was starting to get pretty muddy. I decided that was a good place to turn around. We ran most of the way back. The mountains back there are so rocky and spectacular that I just love getting back there. When I have more time, I plan to go back to Lane Basin or even up to Lane Glacier. There is still a lot of snow and mud on the Lane Basin Trail so I will want to wait a couple more weeks at least. But today was a nice little workout with delightful views.
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