McClellan Butte

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HIKE: McClellan Butte
MILEAGE: 7.5 miles roundtrip (of 9.0 miles roundtrip)
ELEVATION GAIN: 3300 feet (of 3700)
SEASON: mid-Summer
PARKING: decent lot; busy trail
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND:
Reading WTA's description will provide you with a lot of needed info, but the highlights are:
this hike is not "easy"
there is often snow in to July on the trail
it is "scrambly"; exercise caution when carrying children, and monitoring those that can hike themselves.

MORE INFO: https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/mcclellan-butte
08.04.2019
The Squish is 4.5 months old (20 weeks)
Hike #9

Well, this was the first hike we've taken the Squish on, where we had to turn around!
We had a family engagement to get to early afternoon, and overestimated our abilities (or underestimated the trail!)

This hike is exactly how it is described -- not easy, steep, and a great alternative to si/mailbox/other training hikes.

The nice thing about this hike is it's right off i90, so close by.
Since we had to be home midday, it is the reason we chose it.

It's fairly straight forward, aaaaaand straight up. (ha!)

I wish we would have made it to the top, and gotten the views, but it was a spectacular workout for the weekend, and a good time spent together.

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I can't personally attest to the "scrambly" part at the top, but I did look at pictures beforehand of the block on top, and was fully ready to stay at the base of it with the Squish.
We'll go back to do this one again on a different day, and I'll be able to give my opinion on it.
But, I would search for pictures before going, and be open to declining the scramble if it's too precarious for littles. 

 
trailhead!



gradual trail at the start











"oh, hello!"

steps


summit in the background






turnaround decision made

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