We summited Muir Pass early while the snow was still frozen. Muir Pass had relatively less elevation gain near the peak than the previous passes, but we still had to climb several miles to the top. We reached Muir hut on the top of the pass around 9am. We then...
It was very nice to wake up to a clear sky and no snow on the ground! We didn't have a pass to hike over today, so we took our time and enjoyed hiking in (relatively) lower elevations and warmer weather. It's amazing what a couple thousand foot elevation change can...