Church mountain

Margaret and I got out on our own for a great hike up Church mountain. This peak is directly north of Mt. Baker, off the Mt. Baker Highway. I don't have any shots of our slog up the switchbacks in the trees, but as soon as the trees opened up, the snow became solid and we left all the day hikers behind. We saw no one until returning to the trees some 3 hours later.

First view of Mt. Baker to the south

Pinwheels - tell tale signs of unstable snow conditions. We stayed away from steeper slopes.