Maybe it was the weather (warm/hot, humid), and perhaps the prospect of doing a 10+ mile hike with over 5,000 feet of elevation gain in that weather. But only Doug and Dick did this hike, and by separate routes. Doug went up the King Ravine Trail (one of the "Terrifying 25") to Airline and Mt Adams, then down to the Madison hut and up Madison. Meanwhile, Dick went up Valley Way to the hut and Madison, then up to Adams, before the long descent back to the hut and out Valley Way. Starting by 8am got the climb up through the low woods done before things got too hot, and up above treeline things were at most in the low 70s and somewhat breezy where exposed. Below is the view from the Gulfside Trail looking back at the Madison hut, with the peak looming above it.
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