Cathedral Rock, Peggy's Pond & Mount Daniel — Tuesday, Jul. 22, 2008

Snoqualmie Region > Salmon La Sac/Teanaway

I decided to go overnight up toward Cathedral Rock on the 22nd. The trail from Tucquala Meadows was very good, with no problems at all. I got up to Cathedral Pass at around 7PM, and found a place to make camp by 7:30 or so, with an amazing view out toward Mount Daniel. It was a cold and pretty windy night, and I wish I'd had a tent instead of the new hammock I was trying out. The next morning, with very little sleep, I (probably stupidly) decided to try to go up Mount Daniel on a route with no glacier travel. Becky describes the route from Peggy's Pond, which is basically just go up the ridge until you get to the top. I got about halfway up, just under Hyas Glacier on Daniel's east side, before I decided the clouds lingering on top made it fruitless to continue. There was a trail for most of the way up I went, but I lost it under some snow just before turning around. A little later in the season, it will probably be fine. The ""problems encountered"" are all for this part of the trip. The scenery was amazing in this area, espcially coming down when I actually had time & light to look at things. I suggest camping at Peggy's Pond, or even down at Squaw Lake, which looked very pleasant and warmer.