Cascade Pass...We FINALLY Did It!

We FINALLY hiked Cascade Pass! We have been wanting to do this hike for 4 years and the stars finally aligned for us--James had a Saturday off, the weather was fabulous, and we had nothing else going on. So, we made the 3-hour drive to North Cascades National Park. We were only slowed down a little bit by the lady who rear-ended us and then sped away as we were getting off the freeway (we were determined that nothing would wreck our day). We really had a great day.

This is the view from the parking lot at the trailhead.

James & Ben ready to go. Ben really loves riding in this backpack. It's a pretty comfy ride. He loved pointing out logs, snow, mountains, and rocks. He even learned a new word: "glacier."

All of the sights and fresh air wore Ben out. He took a snooze for a few minutes and missed the amazing view at the top (although we didn't complain about that).

This was our destination. Beautiful!

The view from the top.

Looking the other direction from the top.

On our way back down.

Ben survived 7.4 miles and almost 3 1/2 hours (straight) in the backpack. And he never even had a meltdown. He is getting so mature! It was a great day. Now James starts a new rotation with a busy call schedule and no weekends off. It was nice while it lasted.