Went up there on July 19th and 20th. Conditions just in case anyones interested, sorry no photos:
A lot of snow! They say melting is 5 and a half weeks behind!
Some snow begins from about .3 - .5 miles past the lower meadows (snowfree campsites). Royal lake is not frozen over and there are some snowfree campsites. Past royal lake theres pretty much continual snow. Not many people have gone up there really. Routes on the surrounding peaks are pretty much in early season condition.
by the way,
how can i get that awesome flame thing next to this topic?
we've totally out posted that doctor stuff or whatever, but yet we have no fire?
no fair... no fair.
im hoping, partly for the sake of your argument, pcg, that the picture mitochondria posted didn't happen to be the summit of that
"Sweet Blue bomber ice" mount hood!