Mt Sherman
14,037'
Looking to get some altitude and another good day out in safe winter terrain, Laura and I settled on Mt. Sherman. Driving toward the trailhead and as the road became snow packed, there was a car parked with a sign that said "When you get stuck, call this number". We chose to park by the car and hike from there. With a late start, around 8:45 am, we started out on our 9 mile round trip from a mile below the Leavick mine site. The first 3 miles was road walking on packed snow and had me wishing we were skiing rather than walking, but unfortunately Laura is not approved by the doctor to ski yet. The road walking went quickly and we were soon wandering our way up the east slopes of Mt Sherman. We chose several drainages that were low angle snow and eventually made our way to the saddle between Sherman and White Ridge. We summitted at 1 pm and ate and drank doing our best to stay sheltered from the wind. On the descent, the wind picked up and we would stop and turn our backs when the big gusts hit. The hike back to the Jeep went smoothly and we finished our day around 4 pm.
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