We had a glorious day on Green Mountain. The road has moments of surprising potholes, but overall is quite drivable. Arrived at the trailhead about 10 and there were about 8 cars there. Still room to park easily.
It is definitely and up hill hike but very doable. There is section before you go over the first ridge that is a bit jungle like, with some of the thimble berry bushes and ferns about armpit high - and the trail is a bit narrow so you have to watch your step. The views of Glacier start shortly after leaving the forrest.
Once you are over the first ridge the hike holds many of the wonders of the PNW: abundant flowers, LOTS of berries (yum!), marmots - and views (and more views!) It was a gorgeous day, not too hot, with a nice breeze in the afternoon on the way down.
It was not crowed... maybe 6 people up top at the same time as we were. (This was a Sunday - and we were a bit surprised how few people were there for such a spectacular hike)
The only real bugs were around the lookout. It was hard to tell if they were flies or flying ants and there were lots of them. Annoying - but they didn't bite. We spent a few minutes gawking at the view from the lookout and then headed down the hill - less than 100 yds - and the bugs were no longer a problem. We found a great rock to have a leisurely lunch and then headed back down again - back to even more views, more flowers and berries.
What a great day.
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