Was up at 5 am to start my trip to Rattlesnake Lake to start my trip up Iron Horse trail. My objective is to go to Carter Creek Campgrounds. Hopefully there is some snow. The trip was cold. 25°F at 6:20 am. But the sky was clear and you could see the stars. The ground was frozen and there were patches of ice. The rock faces were incased in ice. When the sun started to peek over the Cascades the wind started to pick up. The bike handled well. My cold weather gear held up nicely. My mittens kept my hands nice and warm. I inserted some disposable heat pads in them. Any time I took a picture I had my bare hands exposed to the elements. But then stuck them in my warm gloves. I arrived  at Carter Creek Campground. The trail was clear of any snow, just mostly frost. My breakfast was frozen so I had to use military heaters to defrost them.

After breakfast I went down the train back to the car at 25 MPH. It was a jarring ride down with the ground frozen. 2 miles away from the trail head I had to slow down.

It was a beautiful trip. Hopefully I can do it once again next weekend.

☀️48°F – 25°F 🙂 | Seattle