This weekend we did a hike up Pacifico Mountain. I love this hike. It’s a nice, long 13 mile day from Mill Creek, and in the summer the trail is full of wildflowers. I also enjoy this hike because I always see lots of ravens. They are such fascinating and intelligent birds. I love to watch them twisting and twirling as they play in the wind. On this day we got started a little late. We didn’t have time to cover all 13 miles, so we didn’t go all the way to the campground. When we first arrived the wind was gusting pretty hard, but it subsided as we got to hiking. As we climbed higher, we started to see snow on the trail left over from the rains we had the previous week. I imagine this will be the last time we hike this trail until the snow melts. Because this is a north facing mountain, the snow will hold for a long time. There’s another storm coming later in the week, and this one is supposed to bring a lot of snow down to the lower elevations. There is another route to the top on a fire road that you can take, but I’ve never tried hiking it. This could be an option for a future winter hike rather than the icy trail. As always, we had another fantastic day in the mountains!