Our group of 4 planned to bushwhack Friday and Balsam Cap on a very warm humid day. There was a threat of thunderstorms during the afternoon and rather than push our luck, we settled for just Friday and a shorter day. At times the clouds obscured the summits and the haze dulled the views into the valleys, but it didn’t rain while we were on the mountain.
After finding the cannister we explored around the summit and found some nice view points, including one sometimes called “Hermit’s Ledge” right above the famous Friday “wall”