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Cascade & Porter (January)

Posted on January 18, 2017January 20, 2017

It’s too pretty not to hike, and this duo is always a good choice when time is limited. I started from Route 73, where it was 36°F, and made it the 2.3 miles to Cascade’s summit in 1 hour 8 minutes. There wasn’t enough snow for snowshoes, and it was a bit sticky, balling up from time to time under my Hillsounds, so I think my time was pretty decent.

The MacIntyres seemed to be lit from within (it was sublime, pictures don’t do it justice!) and the Great Range was socked in. So, I headed over to Porter and on the way back decided to head up the 0.2 mile spur trail to Cascade’s summit again. Since I was the only one on the trail, I couldn’t see any reason not to head back up and hope that the clouds would lift.

The clouds did lift a little, showing hints of the Great Range, and it was a nice day to be out. As I was leaving the summit again, a group of 6 (part of an outing club/group I assume) was just arriving. Along with the one group I passed going up, they would be the only people I’d see all day.

South Meadows and clouds
MacIntyres in the clouds from Cascade
MacIntyres in the clouds from Cascade
Porter’s summit
Porter’s false summit
Big Slide & a clouded Great Range from Cascade

1 thought on “Cascade & Porter (January)”

  1. Dick mumaugh says:
    January 25, 2017 at 8:59 pm

    Looks like a fun day.

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