Green Mountain, Easy Pass, Thunder Creek

I’m writing almost a year after the original trip (which was in late August 2025), but I just want to come back and document this tiny expedition! This is the story of our first ever backpacking trip, so there was a lot of preparation and also anxiety about said prepation. After successfully snagging some North Cascades backcountry permits in the early access lottery, the plan was a two nights three days journey through bear country. It’s safe to say it was quite a lot for a first trip! We had two more experienced friends who were supposed to join us who later backed out, so that further fueled this anxiety.