Day Hike - Glacier Basin (Mount Rainier)

Meeting time 7:45am at the White River Campground parking lot. Each car will need an America the Beautiful Pass. This entrance is the same as Sunrise on Mount Rainier (drive is thru Enumclaw), but instead of continuing up the hill to Sunrise, you turn left after crossing the White River. Please come prepared with your 10-essentials, trekking poles for uneven terrain, and a mask, neck buff or bandana ready to pull on when passing others and/or being within 6 feet of anyone.

This is a beautiful area on the northeast corner of Mount Rainier. The hike isn't too long but has enough elevation gain and natural wonders to make your driving efforts worthwhile. We will hike beyond the campground and where the skiers go to access the Inter Glacier to see wildflowers, hopefully a marmot or two and maybe even chipmunks, so everyone should be comfortable with roughed-in trail terrain and perhaps  a small creek crossing or two.  On the way back, we might also take a side trip on the Emmons Morrain trail which has a really cool log bridge over the rushing river.