We drove up to Mowich Lake at Mt Rainier National Park to hike up to Eunice Lake and Tolmie Peak, about 5.6 miles round trip with about 1,450 ft of overall gain. A peek a boo view of Mt Rainier from the trail along Mowich Lake.
After leaving the Wonderland Trail for the trail to Eunice Lake, we hiked down past rocky cliffs and wildflowers.
The trail then went up switchbacks to Eunice Lake, view of the fire lookout up on Tolmie Peak from the west end of Eunice Lake.
We saw several fields of avalanche lilies near the lake.
a tarn near Eunice Lake
There was lots of beargrass on the hillside going up Tolmie Peak, with lovely views of Eunice Lake below and Mt Rainier in the near distance.
beargrass along the side of the trail
the Rainier lousewort was in bloom
view to the northwest with the Olympic Mountains in the far distance
The fire lookout on Tolmie Peak 
Volunteer Rangers were staffing the fire lookout and they let us inside. An awesome opportunity for us today!
The gorgeous views of Eunice Lake and Mount Rainier from Tolmie Peak. For quite awhile we were the only hikers on Tolmie Peak.
wide angle view
zoom of Mt St Helens to the southwest
zoom of Mt Baker to the far north (it appears to be floating in the sky)
zoom of Glacier Peak to the northeast
zoom of Mt Stuart to the northeast
On our hike back down, we took a side trail to shore of Eunice Lake towards the east end, passing this small pond.
View of the fire lookout up on Tolmie Peak from near the east end of Eunice Lakesome of the wildflowers seen along the trail today:
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