I was flipping through photos in iPhoto when I came across a set I took around this time of year, last year, up at Paradise. Right now the snow is swirling good this week. Snow levels have dropped to 4K and have been holding. Yet come end of the weekend it is supposed to dry [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Mt. Rainier’
Thinking of Fall
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, fall colors, hiking, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Monday in the Clouds
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, hiking, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP, Trip report, Trip Reports on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Woke up to what I could call a mostly free morning and Kirk encouraged me to head up into the mountains. I wasn’t sure where to go so I drove up into the clouds. Something told me to go to Sunrise at Rainier and who am I to ignore the luring song in my head? [...]
Eunice Lake and A Meal Review
Posted in photos, Trip Reports, tagged commercial meal reviews, dayhiking, Eunice Lake, Food Finds, food reviews, hiking, Ipsuit Pass, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP, Packit Gourmet, PackitGourmet.com, trail lunches, Trip report, Trip Reports, Vegan, Vegetarian, vegetarian trail meals, Wonderland Trail on August 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was talking with Cat yesterday when I realized I had not been to Eunice Lake, which is in Mt. Rainier NP, since August of 2005. It was with Cat I had been there last. With the weather being cool this week doing a hike that doesn’t focus on mountain views sounded good. And the [...]
Kautz Creek Ramblings
Posted in photos, Trip Reports, tagged backpacking, hiking, Kautz Creek Trail, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP, photos, Trip Reports, Wonderland Trail on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the summer of 2005 my friend Drew invited me on a trip at Rainier. We did a loop of sorts, starting at the Kautz Creek Trailhead along the Nisqually Road. We left a second car at Longmire, where the Wonderland Trail touches. Off we went. The Kautz Creek has changed since we did it, [...]
White Lupine, A Hawk Fishing and Ice Cream on the PCT
Posted in hiking, Other, photos, Trail Cooking, Trip Reports, tagged Add new tag, dayhiking, hiking, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, trail snacks on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning was the start of the heat wave that is expected to hit Washington State this week so what better than to run to the mountains, no? There was a slight chance of thunderstorms so we had sun but also clouds that cooled the air. Jeff joined me for a early leave – which [...]
Earning Summerland’s Flower Show
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP, Summerland on July 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The last time I was in Summerland was too many years ago I realized – while I have been back a couple times it has been too early in the season so I never get into the good stuff. I saw Summerland in the summer of 2004 when we did the Wonderland Trail. But as [...]
Tiny Flowers In The Tundra Zone Along Tahoma
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged Burroughs, hiking, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP, Sunrise, Trip report, Trip Reports, wildflowers on July 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ford and I got up early this morning to drive to Sunrise at Rainier (Tahoma). One to beat the heat, two to beat the crowds and three to beat the changing weather. Meadows full of Lupine with a view I always love: We headed to the Frozen Lake junction and I decided I wanted to [...]
Morning On Dege Peak
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged day hiking, dayhiking, Dege Peak, hiking, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP, trip photos, Trip report, Trip Reports on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Due to a bridge being out of commission on a nasty glacier fed creek, my weekend backpacking plans got trashed, but eh, I knew I would something to do! Late last night my friend Catzia asked if I wanted to get out early this morning before the crazy heat wave hit. It doesn’t get super [...]





