What a great hike! We did this with friends on an overnight camping trip nearby. They have a small child - we have a teen. The grade was tough but definitely doable. My knees don't like super steep hikes and they were just fine. We did this with poles, but found that we didn't need them the majority of the time.
We found small patches of icy snow that hadn't fully melted yet. Great for mini snowballs.
The view at the top was amazing. Tons of beautiful wild flowers and bright blue skies. We even had a few peak-a-boo views on the way up of Mt Adams and Mt Rainier.
Unfortunately we didn't stay long. The mosquitos swarmed us and no amount of bug spray deterred them.
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