Weekend in the mountains — trip notes

Distance: ~18mi round trip over two days
Elevation gain: ~4200ft
Gear that earned its weight: lightweight stove, trekking poles, extra socks
Gear that didn't: the canister stove (struggled above 9000ft)
Water: filtered from the lake at the ridge bowl, tasted better than expected
Lesson for next time: arrive before 8am, the trailhead lot fills fast