Camped up West Fork rd. near the Courthouse Mtn. T/H in the Cimarrons 6/15 and tried for Redcliffe the next morning from Wetterhorn Basin T/H. Parked before the big stream crossing, but with 4WD could have crossed it; water not bad and road is in good shape. There is a big tree down, however, that blocks the road between the stream crossing and the T/H, prohibiting vehicles making it to the T/H. It is shortly before that last, good, campsite on the right before the T/H, so not far. Still snow on Wetterhorn Basin Trail through trees and a lot of deadfall, which added time to turnoff up to Redcliffe/Coxcomb saddle, but not bad enough that you lose the trail. A lot of snow higher in the basin up to the saddle. Got to 12,300, snow still hard as a rock, and decided I'd come back when snow is gone and I could do both peaks, as did not want to deal with the downclimb on the snow, even if it softened before descent. Went back, ate lunch and climbed Courthouse Mountain instead. No snow there. The snow up to the Pass leading into Wetterhorn Basin much more significant.
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