3 Burroughs and Fremont Lookout

Drove up early to Sunrise at Mt Rainier National Park to hike up to the 3 Burroughs and Mount Fremont Lookout, 12 miles with 2,500 ft overall elevation gain. I started up the Burroughs Loop Trail and saw Mt Rainier as it was lit up the rising sun. I only saw 5 other hikers on the way up to the 3 Burroughs, saw many more hikers on the way back.

This section of the trail through the forest is filled with wildflowers.

Lots of lupine and arnica.

grouse along the trail

so many wildflowers

and paintbrush

love the colors!

wildflowers along the streams

walked around Shadow Lake, Mt Rainier reflecting in the lake

First Burroughs reflecting in Shadow Lake

Bird's-beak lousewort, paintbrush and heather

Mt Rainier and tarn below in Glacier Basin near the Glacier View Overlook

only saw 2 beargrass today

snow patch along the side of First Burroughs

Wide angle view along the trail

penstamon

In the distance, there was a flock of goats near the snow field on Second Burroughs

Wildflowers on Second Burroughs

This marmot and I were the only ones on Second Burroughs.

zoom of the marmot

looking over towards Third Burroughs from Second Burroughs

Wildflowers on the way up to Third Burroughs

view of Rainier and the crevasses on Winthrop Glacier

Pano of Rainier from Third Burroughs

penstemon on Third Burroughs

descending on one of the snow fields on Third Burroughs, Second Burroughs in the distance.

more wildflowers on Third Burroughs

After going back across Second Burroughs, saw the flock of mountain goats closer to the trail on First Burroughs

zoom of two mountain goats

View from First Burroughs over towards Mount Fremont

marmot next to the trail, Frozen Lake in the distance

butterfly on the trail

on the trail up to Mont Fremont, looking back towards the 3 Burroughs and Mt Rainier

Lookout on Mount Fremont, in the far distance to the north: Mt Baker, Glacier Peak and Mount Stuart

looking through the lookout, Rainier through the lookout, Ranger inside the lookout, and the view behind me reflecting in the glass

Found a spot to myself for a lunch break below the lookout, looking towards Rainier and the three Burroughs Mountains

Heading back down from Mount Fremont, Frozen Lake below

Returned via Sourdough Ridge, wildflowers along the path

pasqueflowers and lupin near the parking area at Sunrise

some of the wildflowers along the trail today