Cottonwood Pass

One of the warm-up hikes I did last week was a short, 7 mile round trip hike from Horseshoe Meadows to Cottonwood Pass. This hike starts around 10,000 feet and goes up at a mild incline, to around 11,000 feet. Cottonwood is one of the easier passes to access the backcountry and the trail is quiet and serene--I only ran into three people.