Mt Dickerman

Looking to cover some new territory, I (Tom) found a challenging but intriguing day hike ... Mt Dickerman. It's located in the north-central Cascades off the Mountain Loop Highway, and gains 4000' over about 4 miles ... so not a walk in the park. It climbs through lush forest into lovely subalpine meadows, and finally to the rocky summit. The clouds were scheduled to burn off by mid-morning, but didn't get the memo ... and were just starting to thin when I finished. On the plus side, my early start resulting in some nice quiet hiking. But honestly, watching the clouds moving in and out of the ridges was a nice change of pace.