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 Peak:  La Plata Peak
 Route:  Northwest Ridge
 Range:  Sawatch
 Posted By:  appleseeds
 Date of Info:  7/4/2015
 Date Posted:  7/4/2015
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La Plata is a great hike right now. Still some snow up there, which is pretty, but the flowers are really blooming too. If you haven't done the hike before, watch carefully when you get to the log bridge. There are two bundles of logs, and the one to the right is more like a dam. Look around to the left to find the actual log bridge. There are a couple of muddy spots below tree line but overall trail is dry. There are a few snow fields but they're easy to walk across. If you'd rather not, most of the fields have ample rocks nearby so you can bypass without damaging the terrain. The longer fields up high are still nice for glissading, but they soften up early and aren't too speedy. That's actually really nice if you're new to this, like me.


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