
| Although snowstorms were whipping over the Strawberry Mountains and Monument Rock to the west Ironside Mountain sat in an island of blue sky for me all day making the hike cold and windy but at least under blue skies. Hard to believe I was hiking in shorts and a tank top two weeks before this! Great view from here, especially to the west and south this day where I could watch the snowstorm brushing over the nearby mountaintops. The drive in was a little disorienting, roads in this area are basically unmarked, especially the further from the pavement you get. Didnt see any wildlife whatsoever, however the bowhunters were pretty thick around the bottom of the mountain. Anyway, loved this hike, a fitting close to my summer of Blue Mountain's hiking. |