Often visited trails in the last ten years, we hadn't hiked either one in at least two. Revisited on a weather-perfect day in October. Morning temps at 9:00 a.m.: 50-55 degrees, climbing to 72 by 2:30 when we finished the hikes.
Copious amounts of people--as I've never seen before. Groups of ten and twenty at Pickle Springs. At least 20 cars in the parking lot by 10:00 a.m.. We avoided as many people at Hawn by taking the "new"--new to us anyway--connector trail # 3 that provides a short cut to the more remote, southern loop of the Whispering Pines Trail. Still, we passed a back pack camp with at least five large tents and ten people, and an illegal camp fire. In the twelve years I've been hiking Hawn, I've only seen that camp occupied two other times.
Total miles, probably around 7 although Paul swears we hiked 18 miles based upon how he felt during and afterwards. Total hours: about 4-5.
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