No, this was a date hike. No shorts over polypro...
If anyone else is curious, the "catwalk" is dry, though there was snow on Benson Plateau, so there's a little routefinding involved if you want to return via the Ruckel Creek trail.
I was just up there today, and, yes there is some snow up at Benson Plateau. Of course I got a little lost, but thats what fun about snow...
Where is this "catwalk" you are talking about? Seemed like pretty much most of it was a "catwalk"....