Wednesday, July 29, 2020

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
 

 

 



 


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