3.25 mile out and back trip through the forest to Hyak Lake.
We had a nice paddle, we stayed close to the plan and were a little ahead of the time estimate.
Seven of us enjoyed breaking trail in wonderful powdery snow to Reflection Lakes and back. We had some snowfall after leaving the parking area at Narada Falls and enjoyed a relaxing lunch overlooking the frozen lake and Tatoosh Range peeking in and out of cloud cover.
We hiked a loop route in Fremont that included Gas Works Park , Woodland Park , and Fremont Peak Park. This hike included the Burke Gillman trail , 10 stairways , and views from Fremont Peak.
The weather was much better than anticipated, high clouds lots of sun and excellent firm snow condition made for a very nice overnight. My 5th trip to Foss and the first time I've been able to see the peak. Due to the forecast the crowds were pretty light. The overnight permits are now $6 and it helps to have all drivers and car license information handy when registering.
Weather forecast was iffy with freezing level about 400’-5000’ and probable rain. The day turned out great. Back to car at 2 pm and the only moisture was in the am which was more of a mist. Most participants cancelled so just three of us. We did an alternate to Reflection Lake from Paradise c
The snows of early January (and their side effects) have rendered the Dosewallips River Road a world class venue for log dodging (an upcoming winter Olympics sport ;). Originally intended as a 2 day ascent of Piros Spire Spur (from a Dose Forks camp), road/log conditions turned us around at ~4 miles shy of the abandoned Dosewallips Campground.
A fun couloir climb on firm icy snow. Picket-palooza!
A surprisingly delightful outing. Osborne Mountain probably isn't in the top 5 winter scramble objectives in the Nisqually area of Rainier, but it also shouldn't be at the bottom of your list.
We walked over the top of the park through old-growth forest down to the shoreline and along the lake back to the car park.
We hiked a scenic loop route including historic areas and forest . We had limited views of Puget Sound . The hike included the Lighthouse and adjacent beach areas .
We hiked a scenic loop route including historic areas and forest . We had limited views of Puget Sound . The hike included the Lighthouse and adjacent beach areas .
A Friday morning exploration of the basin area. We took some time at the big trees, gushed over the vistas when the sun appeared, noted the effects of the recent rain on the snow pack, we walked off trail to the accompaniment of live music - a fun small group outing that was my first mentored lead on a snowshoe trip.
Snow camping at its finest
This trail shot was taken during my first hike of the Ptarmigan Trail.
A beautiful sunny, warm day snowshoeing on Mt. Rainier.
Beautiful day for a holiday scramble - snow conditions were iffy but weather was nice
Lookout Mountain is a great winter scramble destination with views and minimal avalanche issues. Point 4855 is perhaps a more appropriate intermediate snowshoe destination.