13 miles of hiking • 4750' elevation gain • 1 night
Did an overnighter for the solstice. Cold and windy. 38 degrees in the morning with wind. Followed Cathedral Ridge up to where it steepens and traversed over between snowfields and above the Glisan Glacier to drop onto the steep ridge between Glisan and Ladd Glaciers (i.e. Gladd Ridge), which flattens into a prominent moraine as it descends into Cairn Basin. Beautiful day with lots of wildflowers and very little snow. Saw 60+ people on the 3 or so miles of Timberline Trail I followed. Wonderful day in the high country!
