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Green Mountain — Nov. 10, 1997

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway
MIKE CARMICHAEL
 
Road to Trail Head is open and in excellent shape thanks to the forsest service. It looks like there were several major washouts. The trail is snow free until the 2 small lakes, and then there is about a foot of snow to the lookout. With a 10 days of sun,and tempetures going to 55-65 during the day and 25-35 during the night there is a crust on top which you can walk on without breaking through. The lookout if closed for the winter and unsafe. It needs major repairs. Get involed and support the local volunteer lookout group before the forest service decides to remove these lookouts like others. The views from here are fantistic, the best 360 view I have ever seen after been to many of the lookouts.
[Online Editor Note: The Everett Mountaineers have a lookout maintenance program. I know they did some work on the Green Mountain Lookout in the summer of '96. They would be a good group to contact if anyone is interested in helping out.]