Trail of Mud

                                         

Porter Mountain:


Statistics:
Miles to Summit: 2.3
Ascent: 270 feet
Elevation: 4,060
38th Highest Peak
Dogs: Yes, leashed
Maximum Group Size: 15 for day, 8 for night
Difficulty: moderate, some areas severe




Porter Mountain is actually right off the trail of Cascade Mountain.  Since the goal is to climb all forty-six peaks it makes the most sense to climb both of these together, which is what I did.  The trail for Porter is right of the trail of Cascade.  Although the hike up to the Porter side of the mountain was much easier and less steep, it was way more muddier.  And I mean way more.  I hate mud. So much, which is proof in this picture of me after mud bogging in the Dominican Republic...look how happy I am:

So as to expect I was very unhappy on this hike up to Porter.  I mean look how muddy the trails were!

                  

              

This trail was a lot less populated then the other one...probably because either people were way too tired to hike even more than they already did or they did not think the view was worth it because for Porter the peak was not as high up and there was less of an area to call the "top."  I thought that the hike from the Porter trail sign to the top was a lot easier than most of Cascade and more fun.

There was also another side of this peak so there were two trails to get to the top instead of just one like most of the peaks.


SPOILER ALERT!!!! 
I did make it to the top of Porter within I would have to see thirty or so minutes.  This
is the view from the top!!

NOTE: The trails were really muddy so it would be best to wear hiking boots.  If you do not have hiking boots, definitely wear old shoes.  Mine turned out like this: