Hike to Sperry Chalet really a one-star review?
Trail stock wait for their loads to be unpacked and repacked in front of Mount Edwards on Thursday, Aug. 24. (Avery Howe photos)
A mountain goat kid explores the grounds of Sperry Chalet.
A hoary marmot peers down from his perch on the way to Lincoln Peak.
A trio of mountain goats climb in the front yard of the Sperry Chalet kitchen and office.
A Milbert’s Tortoiseshell butterfly enjoys the nutrients provided by a pile of horse dung on Sperry Trail.
A one-star AllTrails review of the Sperry Trail to its namesake chalet by Chris Pike describes the adventure as, “Six miles of horse manure, sun-baked gravel, unspectacular views and no wildlife except the bugs feeding on the dung.”
So, off I went with minimal expectations...
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