点评:This is the shorter version of a longer hike that extends to Sahale Glacier. You travel a long gravel road to get to this trailhead. Don't let that deter you though. It is a good gravel road that you can travel 30 mph on most of the way. The parking lot fills up by 7-8am. After that, people line up on the shoulder, which probably isn't great, but there is a lot of shoulder parking should you need it.
If your plan is to just hike to the Pass, you are making a mistake. This is a beautiful hike with beautiful views, but it would be such a waste not to go all the way. The start of this hike is seemingly endless switchbacks, which I just don't enjoy. Most of the Cascade Pass hike, in fact, is this series of switchbacks. The views that follow are great, but I don't like hikes that are just trudging along to get to one grand view. The Pass view is just the start.
After the Pass, you see so much more wildlife (mountain goats, marmots, pika) plus varied and dramatic views of peaks, valleys, and glacier. THIS is what makes those monotonous switchbacks worth it. Just be sure to plan this as an all day hike. The footing is often rocky, steep, or uneven, making the pace slow going. It took me 7-8 hours to do the full thing, which makes it feel like a 15 mile hike as opposed to the 11 and change. If all you want is the view of the Pass, I'd recommend just going to the Diablo Lake or Washington Pass Overlooks which have a nearly as beautiful view with zero effort (or switchbacks). The full Sahale hike is a full 5/5, just the Pass is a 3/5. I'll average this out at 4.
翻译:这是通往萨哈勒冰川 (Sahale Glacier) 的一条较长徒步路线的短途版本。你需要沿着一条长长的碎石路才能到达步道起点。不过,别因此而却步。这条碎石路路况很好,大部分路段都可以以 30 英里/小时的速度行驶。停车场在早上 7-8 点左右就会停满。之后,人们会把车停在路肩上,这可能不太理想,但如果你需要的话,路肩上有很多停车位。
如果你只打算走到山口,那就大错特错了。这条徒步路线风景优美,但只走到终点实在可惜。这条路线的起点似乎是无尽的之字形弯道,我个人不太喜欢这种路段。事实上,卡斯卡德山口 (Cascade Pass) 徒步路线的大部分路段都是这样的之字形弯道。之后的景色固然壮丽,但我并不喜欢那种只是为了欣赏一个壮丽景色而一路跋涉的徒步路线。山口的景色仅仅是开始。
翻过山口之后,你会看到更多野生动物(山羊、土拨鼠、鼠兔),还能欣赏到各种壮丽的山峰、山谷和冰川景色。正是这些美景让那些单调的之字形山路变得值得。一定要把这段徒步安排成一整天的时间。路面经常崎岖不平,陡峭险峻,行进速度会比较慢。我花了7-8个小时才走完,感觉像是走了15英里,而不是实际的11英里多。如果你只想欣赏山口的景色,我建议你直接去迪亚布罗湖或华盛顿山口观景台,那里景色几乎一样美,而且不用费力(也不用走之字形山路)。萨哈莱山口全程徒步可以打5分(满分5分),单单翻过山口的话可以打3分(满分5分)。我给它的平均分是4分。