I went up from the valley floor via Fallsway and the Brookside Trail. It's only slightly harder than Valley Way, which is considered the easiest - not that any of it is really easy. But as the trail names indicate, there were a lot of cute waterfalls along the way.
Then I turned onto the Watson Path, which leads to the summit of Mt. Madison. It shortly rises above tree line. Well ... shortly is relative; it's not easy going. It is mostly a boulder scramble at that point.
But the nice thing is that being above the trees means magnificent views.
After trying to eat my sandwich for a bit, I gave up due to all the extra protein flying into it, and headed down to the Madison Springs hut.
After checking in and resting up, I decided to head up Mt. Adams. It was supposed to be part of the next day's journey, but the forecast for the next day wasn't great.
Mt. Adams is entirely a scramble, requiring hands rather than poles. I was going a little fast because I was worried about weather - and I wanted to make it back in time for dinner. Here is a photo from my brief stop at the top.
I left Adams behind and settled in for a nice dinner and a good night's sleep, with the next day's weather looking ominous.
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