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Mount Jefferson, June 2014
I decided to try a couple of trails I hadn't tried before: the Castle trail (on the way up) and the Castle Ravine trail (coming down). The weather wasn't very good, which meant fewer views but more solitude.
I knew the Castle Ravine trail would be challenging, but it was a bigger pain than I expected. The upper part is a rather loose rockslide, and much of the lower part is within the streambed of Castle Brook and half-submerged. It was slow going and I had to finish my hike by moonlight.
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Pink Lady's Slipper
The trail starts in mixed woods
Then birch begins to dominate
Higher still, birch yields to fir
Moss covers the trail
A rare level section
Approaching treeline
First Castle from below
View from First Castle
View up Castellated Ridge
Castle
Castle
Castle
Castle
Castle
Castle in the clouds
Castle in the clouds
Diapensia
Diapensia in the mist
Exact summit of Mt Jefferson
A hiker in the fog
near summit of Mt Jefferson
A large boulderfield on the trail to Edmands Col
A glimpse of Jefferson Ravine
A viewpoint near Edmands Col
Standing on the big rock
Another glimpse of Jefferson Ravine
Clouds lifting from Jefferson Ravine
Diapensia in Edmands Col
Clouds over Castellated Ridge
Top of Castle Ravine Trail
Clouds in Castle Ravine
Castle Ravine
Summer ice under Roof Rock
Avalanche debris in Castle Brook
Small cascade in the avalanche scar
Trail is in the stream here
Trail signs
Looking up the "trail"
Foamflower
it's starting to get dark
The trail is still in the stream
See the yellow blaze?
Last look back
small cascade
Pink lady's slipper
Last photo before dark
