Black Crater

Beautiful day hike with amazing views of surrounding cascades. Rated as hard but moderate for any experienced hiker. Lots of burnt area with small saplings

A cool day for our ascent of Black Crater. So glad about that with the continuous uphill climb! Top was a bit windy and foggy…with

Warm hike up with blooming wild flowers. Crossed some snow patches and met fog and chilly wind on top. Barely caught glimpses of the mountains

I made a last minute decision this morning to head up to Black Crater. Recent trip reports made me confident that I could throw on

Fun hike for the first time.  Good for the family next time.

I was struck by the different landscapes.  At first, it's kind of eerie how burnt out the area is.  But keep going and you see