painted mountain

This small peak (also known as Red Mt.) is located off the Mountain Loop Hwy in Washington's central Cascades, just west of Glacier Pk. There is a very steep climber's trail up the first section, but it fades out on the upper open slopes of heather and talus. The difficulty results in few...

A tough steep hike off trail got us to our camp near the summit of Painted Mountain in the central Cascades a few summers ago. My friend Tom is pictured here on top in the evening as I hiked the ridge looking for a location to shoot sunset. Tom-on-Summit-Red-Mt._Panorama1 by Jim Dockery posted...