Sherman Pass Cabin Trip
Sherman Pass refers to a highway pass at around 5000 ft in eastern WA, near nothing. It's the highest all season road pass in the state. On NFS land is a cabin about 4 miles from the pass which can be reserved year round. Rich has been there the last two winters, but it was Miranda, Mara and Adam's first time. The cabin can only be reached by skinning, snowmobiles can't get there. Lot's of hikers and horse people use it in the summer.
Loading up at the trailhead. It was cold- like zero degrees cold. We all thought we'd get frostbite before even getting our skis on.
Miranda first getting to the cabin. We were all pretty cold by the time we got there, but the sun was shining and the cabin was cozy so we didn't care too much. We've had a yucky inversion for the last few weeks, so seeing the sun was a treat.
Rich packed in a box of wine equal to 4 bottles- it was heavy but very much appreciated, as evidenced by Adam below. After a yummy dinner of Thai red curry we played a cutthroat game of Phase 10. Rich won't let us forget that he won.
The following day we toured from the cabin. It was also chilly, but the sun was blazing. The views were incredible. Can't say much for the snow. Maggie liked the snow, since she was able to stay on top of the crust.
This is Mara, she's making it look like easy skiing, a testament to the fact that she's been on skis since she was 3.We stayed another night and skinned out on Tuesday morning. The clouds had rolled back in and we were so thankful for the sun we'd seen.
