Ptarmigan Traverse, North Cascades

The traverse begins by leaving a car at the “end.” In our case, the end was at the south so Bob Sloan, Scott and I left my car at the south end and drove in Bob's car to the north “start.” The road was not well-maintained; spring avalanches had blocked it 3½ miles from the trailhead, making our hike in to Cascade Pass 7 miles.