Sulphur Mountain — Friday, Sep. 13, 2002

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

Hiked up Sulphur - good stuff! Big views of the north side of Glacier Peak - plenty payoff for the big climb. A few blowdowns requiring scramble-overs and end-runs - nothing too athletic though. The ascent requires lots of huffing and puffing, and plenty of water. A few pesky bugs, more than I anticipated. No snow, of course. This is probably not a great trail for beginners - the views are blocked by beautful forest until the top. Lots of cars at the parking lot but they must be on the Suiattle River or Milk Creek trails, as we saw only one other party. We enjoyed a picnic at the point on which the trail ends. We then continued the ridge, scrambling boulders and squeezing past trees, to the top of Sulphur Mountain itself - a fine viewpoint which rounded out our ascent to an even 5,000 feet. Summit Rolos all around! -Dox