Monte Cristo is an abandoned mining town in the northern Cascade Mountains. A few cabins survive, surrounded by rusted wagon parts and a tangle of abandonded trails. The guidebook says that the surrounding mountains are full of old mining claims. Josh joined me on this easy hike into the heart of the Cascades.
Karen Sykes, of the Seattle Post Intelligencer, describes the Monte Cristo area in this article.
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