I WILL SURVIVE!
I was very warm in my two sleeping bags. I did not even need all my layers. I wore one pair of long underwear and four tops (only three for most of the night, but it got colder in the morning). That may seem like a lot to you, but it is winter! It was probably around 29 degrees just as the forecast said it would be. It did not seem very cold at all.
I slept fairly well and woke up at 7am. I was on the trail by 8:30am. It was supposedly just two miles to the lower Falls but actually it was 2.7 miles and much slower going because the entire walk is in the snow. I made it with only minutes to spare before it got into the sun but I did make it. It is an amazing 142 ft. high waterfall. I went down to the lower tier as well which I had not been to before (pic coming later). Photographs were taken. Now I could finally relax. Back up on the trail I made some coffee and sat down in the warm sun. I could take my time and enjoy it. It was December 24, Christmas Eve. I still had to get back to my family before Santa came but I had lots of time.
It is a long five miles back to my car but all downhill. I arrived back at the car at 1pm. I did not see a single person for the entire trip until I literally got back to the trailhead when I saw an old couple going out on a day hike. They said it was just 21 degrees in town that morning. It was definitely not that cold up on the mountain. It is so strange how it can be so much warmer 2000 ft. higher up the mountain. It was an awesome winter trip in the Trinity Alps Wilderness.