Cascade Pass,Sahale Glacier

Unreal views (and overall experience) as always. Enough so to convince me to try and come back before the end of the season.

Hit the trailhead at 10. Lots of haze, you could even smell the smoke in the air. The wind came in and blew it eastward, leaving clear skies for the rest of the day. Trail is in excellent shape to the pass. The usual roots and rocks up the steeper part of the Sahale Arm trail.

The glacier / snowfield was harder than usual. I was hoping to make most of the way up without gear, it being mid-august and all, but even at 2 in the afternoon I felt like crampons were definitely nessecary. The glacier is showing more than in years past, so there is not good runout either.

Very few bugs.

And if you are the 60 year old who passed us finishing your trail run, let me just say again that I have the utmost respect!