One of my favorite hikes. On the northeast side of Mt Rainier.
A 8.4 mile roundtrip with 2000 ft of elevation gain.
The hike starts in the forest, about 1.5 miles in you get views of Frying Pan Creek
and Tamanos Mountaind (I think)
About 2.5 miles in you cross Frying Pan Creek and begin to see the top of Mt Rainier.
The next section of the trail is through an open meadow of wildflowers
as Mt Rainier appears to grow taller.
The last mile is steep switchbacks up to Summerland, we hiked shortly after most of the snow had melted, there were many fields of avalanche lilies in bloom.
I love the views of Mt Rainier at Summerland,
especially when the wildflowers are at their peak
even the marmots enjoy the fields here
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