The skin track from the parking lot is part of a network of cross-country ski trails through the sub-alpine forest.
Many people opt to setup a base camp just below treeline, which lies about 2 miles from the trailhead.
Just out of the trees, the route switchbacks to gain a small ridge.
Easy route finding with good visibility.
Looking south to the Oregon Cascades.
Multiple skin tracks lead up the Worm Flows.
Massive up-draft depositing windblown snow on the south face.
Great fall line skiing on the Worm Flows route.
Looking north toward Mount Rainier (14,411').
Looking west along the crater rim to the true summit.