CAS005
Location: 48.4703407287598, -121.063903808594
Catch good views of Johannesburg Mtn. before turning NW
CAS006
Location: 48.4766387939453, -121.064598083496
Top of switchbacks; trail goes S
CAS007
Location: 48.4723587036133, -121.062400817871
Rest in tranquil wildflower meadow
CAS002
Location: 48.4765396118164, -121.07250213623
Keep trudging up 30-plus switchbacks before trail opens to talus slopes and impressive views
CAS004
Location: 48.4741592407227, -121.065498352051
Continue along steep slope of valley wall. Native Americans once used this corridor as a mountain passage; later it became a gold prospectors' route
CAS008
Location: 48.4719886779785, -121.061698913574
Terrain changes to barren alpine zone inhabited by friendly marmots and pikas
CAS010
Location: 48.4675407409668, -121.059196472168
Cascade Pass; SE vistas of glacier-capped Pelton Peak
CAS001
Location: 48.4751892089844, -121.076400756836
Begin from the well-marked Cascade Pass trailhead, listening for distant roar of falling ice on Johannesburg Mtn.
CAS009
Location: 48.4705505371094, -121.060401916504
Traverse lengthy talus rise; good views upslope of Mt. Sahal. Caution: Trail is obvious, but footing is rough
CAS011
Location: 48.4682693481445, -121.05770111084
Hike to end of pass for stellar views, photo ops; retrace steps to car
CAS003
Location: 48.4789581298828, -121.069000244141
View of glacier-carved valley cradling N Fork of Cascade River
Satisfy your wanderlust on this 7.2-mile out-and-back, which offers stop-and-gawk panoramas of the jagged Cascades blanketed by glaciers.
TO TRAILHEAD: From Seattle, I-5 N to Burlington; R onto WA 20 E. At Marblemount, R onto Cascade River Rd.; go 23.1 mi. to Cascade Pass trailhead. NW forest pass required for parking along road.
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