Winter gate at the beginning of Forest Road 116.
Keeping with the route through the first mile.
Hex Mountain summer trailhead.
Gaining the ridge with the first great views to the north.
Newport Creek basin.
Ridge climb with Hex Mountain (5,034') up to the right.
Inside Wenatchee National Forest.
Last push to the summit.
Summit views toward Eastern Washington.
The Stuart Range to the northeast.
Mount Hinman (7,492') and Mount Daniel (7,960').
Summit view of Cle Elum Lake and Mount Rainier (14,411').
Cle Elum Lake on the way back down the ridge.
Sun dipping behind Kachess Ridge.
First views of Cle Elum Lake.