Down to 50 degrees now with some off and on mist, 54/21 day. Still looks like around half an inch of snow tonight, could verify as more if we're lucky. Not a great father's day afternoon good enough I guess.

Yeah, I can see that. How much snow is left on the Fall Creek Trail? I remember one year going well into July, and just following the creek up on top of about 10-12' of snow. The lakes were still completely frozen over.

With the snow conditions, anyone experienced with backcountry skiing can make it down easily in less than an hour and a half, it's downhill basically the entire way with maybe a mile of skinning, I assume when you went there was no snow, which makes for a much slower descent. I got probably around around an hour and a half of sleep and a few more afterwards by napping, much more than I got with my newborns. Started at around 1:30 and made it to the summit at 6ish, was not at the summit for sunrise, was about 1000 feet below near the hodge crest. About 7.5 miles up taking a more direct route up an off trail gully.

Northern Illinois or Kansas? DUST ADVISORY NWS CHICAGO IL 439 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2024 ILC037-063-089-093-099-197-162245- /O.NEW.KLOT.DS.Y.0001.240616T2139Z-240616T2245Z/ 439 PM CDT SUN JUN 16 2024 De Kalb County-Grundy County-Kane County-Kendall County-La Salle County-Will County- The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a * Dust Advisory for... Kendall County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern La Salle County in north central Illinois... Western Will County in northeastern Illinois... Southeastern De Kalb County in north central Illinois... Grundy County in northeastern Illinois... Kane County in northeastern Illinois... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At 439 PM CDT, the leading edge of strong thunderstorm outflow winds resulting in blowing dust along a line extending from near St. Charles to near Yorkville to near Marseilles, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Localized visibility down below one half mile, particularly in open and rural areas. SOURCE...Doppler radar. IMPACT...Hazardous travel. Including the following interstates... I-39 between mile markers 43 and 46. I-55 between mile markers 219 and 263. I-80 between mile markers 89 and 131. I-88 between mile markers 102 and 120. I-90 between mile markers 42 and 57. Locations impacted include... Aurora, Joliet, Naperville, Elgin, Bolingbrook, Bartlett, Romeoville, Plainfield, Carpentersville, St. Charles, Oswego, Algonquin, West Chicago, Batavia, Huntley, Geneva, Ottawa, Yorkville, Streator, Morris, Channahon, Campton Hills, Minooka, Plano, and Sandwich. This includes... Aurora University, Channahon State Park, Elgin Community College, Fermilab, Gebhard Woods State Park, Grundy County Speedway and Fairgrounds, IL Math and Science Academy, Illini State Park, Joliet Junior College, Kane County Cougars Ballpark, Waubonsee Community College, and William G Stratton State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Blowing dust brings reduced visibility, leading to dangerous driving conditions. If driving, avoid blowing dust if possible. If caught in dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.

Nope, just checked the current conditions online.