Mount Catherine — Friday, Jul. 5, 2002

Snoqualmie Region > Snoqualmie Pass

The drive to Windy Pass, Road 9070, was uneventful, no snow or mud, although there is erosion on one of the turns. After hiking less than halfway up the trail we ran into some patches of snow and couldn't find the trail emerging from the other side. We looked up and down and straight ahead. Having left altimiter and common sense at home and not having the best navigation skills, we turned back, not wanting to turn this normally easy hike into a tragedy. In hindsight I think maybe the trail switchbacked at this point and we missed it in the snow, but that is only speculation. We met another party coming up as we were coming down and wished them luck. If you go up and there is still snow you may encounter a lot of tracks that lead nowhere!