We drove up to Sunrise at Mt Rainier National Park today to hike to the Three Burroughs Mountains, 9.5 miles with 2,400 ft of overall gain. It was a bit hazy when we started, but after a short sprinkle or rain, the air cleared and we would have lovely views of Mt Rainier as the clouds moved around the mountain. We started by hiking up the Sunrise Rim Trail towards First Burroughs. There were very few hikers out on the trail today.
We were happy to see there were still some wildflowers in bloom.
One of two grouse we saw by the trail.
View of Mt Rainier from the Glacier Overlook
Views of Mt Rainier as we hiked up to First Burroughs
Watching sun beams come out through the clouds back towards the east.View of Mt Rainier from First Burroughs, Second Burroughs on the right side of photo
Another view from First Burroughs, love seeing blue sky after many days of haze.
Looking towards Mt Fremont to the north, we saw a herd of mountain boats below.
zoom of the mountain goats
Mt Rainier from Second Burroughswide angle view from Second Burroughs (Third Burroughs on the right of photo)
View heading down Second Burroughs and
heading up to Third Burroughs
The top of Mt Rainier was covered in clouds while we had our lunch break on Third Burroughs. A view of the Winthrop Glacier on the other side of Third Burroughs
View to the northwest of the lower portion of the Winthrop Glacier and Old Desolate
As we headed down the trail from Third Burroughs, Mt Rainier began emerging from the clouds.
ground squirrel on the side of the trail
View of Mount Fremont and Frozen Lake as we came down the north side of First Burroughs
A lone mountain goat on the north side of Sourdough Ridge (zoom)
Another ground squirrel on the side of the trail
A cloudy Mt Rainier as we returned to Sunrisesome of the wildflowers we saw along the trail today:
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