Some of the Sutter Walls on the trail are pretty beat up, but overall the trail is in pretty good shape considering.




And considering what lies above, it's no wonder.


With were one deadfall is, it's actually easier to just ascend the last little bit to the gap directly.


At the gap, we see our first snow.



View from the gap.


The signs in the gap are a bit confused. They really need an arrow on the Vincent Gap destination on the sign in the foreground.


From the gap, we start up the regular trail to Mount Islip. There's only a bit of snow at first.