Bench and Snow Lakes

After stopping at Christine and Narada Falls in Mt Rainier National Park this morning we drove to the Bench Lake and Snow Lake Trailhead. This is a 2.5 mile round trip hike with 700 ft of overall gain. We saw some wildflowers in bloom along this trail, including these corn lilies. 

We also found delicious ripe blueberries alongside the trail.

Overlooking Bench Lake

Hazy view of what I think is Unicorn Peak through the fog.

View of Snow Lake from the log bridge over the logjam at the outlet.

Wide angle view of Snow Lake from campsite 2

We stopped at Bench Lake on our way back out. 

There was no view of Mt Rainier from Bench Lake on this cloudy, foggy day.

some of the wildflowers and berries we saw along the trail today: