{"id":37619,"date":"2025-09-05T13:13:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T13:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=37619"},"modified":"2025-09-05T13:13:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T13:13:18","slug":"avoiding-cascade-fires-from-marys-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=37619","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Cascade fires from Mary’s Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Wednesday’s hike<\/a> at Willamette Pass and Maiden Peak gave first hand \/ eyeball experience of what the fires were doing. Thursday’s weather was worse; stagnant air, more smoke and additional fires created dangerous conditions to be outside & active. I held a day hike permit for Obsidian TH to PCT in 3 Sisters, but need an alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the morning’s weather report, Mary’s Peak would be the only decent nearby hike without bad air – a non-health threatening hike. I decided to go, but with some trepidation as Mary’s Peak has proven a sterile environment … (that opinion would change).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Route<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The day was a ‘cover the hill’ going up \/ down from all 3 trailheads – mountain dancing. From East Ridge TH (Conners’ Camp) just about dusk – headlamp for 10 minutes to the Summit Trail to Mary’s Top, then down to the campground and back to top; then down to North Ridge TH (almost) and back to the top; down Summit Trail to Tie and took Tie to North Ridge and then back to car.<\/p>\n\n\n