We decided to head up to Paradise on Mt Rainier for our first snowshoe hike in many years.
When there is no snow the Lakes hike is a 5 mile loop with about 1400 ft elevation gain overall.
Because there was only a couple of feet of snow and no avalanche danger,
we were able to follow the summer trail.
There were high clouds covering the peak, but the overall visibility was good.
We had great views of the Tatoosh Range all day.
The falls look beautiful in the snow.
Get a good workout climbing up to Mazama Ridge.
We were able to find the trail signs, even though there was no trail.
Stopped to eat lunch by one of the small lakes up on Mazama Ridge.
Overlook of Lake Louise on the way down Mazama Ridge
The Reflection Lakes were frozen, because of the geothermal activity on Mt Rainier,
the ice is never thick enough to walk on.
We had several log bridges to cross over the many creeks
We snowshoed the entire loop without seeing anyone, we did see wild cat and fox prints in the snow.
Storm clouds came in as we were leaving the park.
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