Pilot Ridge, North Fork Sauk River — Friday, Sep. 7, 2012

North Cascades > Mountain Loop Highway

Gary and John joined me for a loop backpacking trip just south of Glacier Peak. We went up the Pilot Ridge trail, over the Blue Lake High Route to the PCT, and up to White Pass on the first two days. On day three we did a day hike loop on the Foam Basin trail, over the ridges to the Whitechuck Moraine, cross country to the PCT up to Red Pass, up Portal Peak, and back to White Pass. On the fourth day we summited White Mountain and hiked back on the NF Sauk trail. A fun four days covering 45 miles with 12,200' of elevation gain. I have posted a four page report with many photos on my website at: http://www.hikingnorthwest.com. Go to "Trips - 2012" on the left margin. There is a link beneath the photos for the next day. As of this writing not all the photos are up but they will be soon.