ColoMaster wrote:
future traveler wrote:can anyone give advice on what clothing is needed this time of yea?R
Everything you have. You have to be prepared for extreme weather any time in the high country. A thunderstorm at higher elevations will drop the temp 20 degrees and if you're in shorts and a shirt, you're done. Nights are always cool.
Well obviously not "everything" but this should be stated emphataically if you are hiking up there. Weather can vary from sunny and 70s or 80s to 30s and hailing, raining, or snowing in a very short period of time. Sturdy shoes, wool socks, jeans are okay, but some of that quick dry material for pants is better. A tech shirt (not cotton), sunscreen and a hat. That's what you can wear if it's nice.
Also bring a day pack with a set of polypro long underwear (top and bottom) [these are very light], a sweater, and some rain gear. Either a poncho or some sort of rain jacket (often a nylon windbreaker isn't enough).