{"id":2286,"date":"2020-08-02T18:42:19","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T01:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joehuffman.org\/formaddy\/?p=2286"},"modified":"2020-08-02T18:42:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T01:42:19","slug":"lakes-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joehuffman.org\/formaddy\/?p=2286","title":{"rendered":"Lakes trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

We arrived at Mount Rainier National Park on Thursday. Our first hike on the way into the park was thwarted by closed gate on a Forest Service road:<\/p>\n

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We found a different trail nearby and walked in about a mile or so and crossed a small stream. We found a log to sit on and ate our lunch. It was a hot day and snuggled down in the bottom of the ravine with the creek a few feet from us made it a lot more pleasant.<\/p>\n

After lunch we continued on to our campground, set up camp, then ventured out to a nearby trail which promised great views of Mount Rainier and multiple lakes. The temperature climbed to 98F. And we were going to be climbing up a mountain trail. Hmmm\u2026 Well, the hiking is what we came for. And it wasn\u2019t going to be any cooler at our campsite.<\/p>\n

The view of the mountain from Reflection Lake was nice and was visible from the parking area:<\/p>\n

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We found Lakes Trail, which is a loop which includes the lake seen above. We went in the recommended counter clockwise direction for a less abrupt elevation gain. The elevation gain had it\u2019s perks. A nice view of Loise Lake, mountain peaks and valleys:<\/p>\n

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It was really hot and we were sweating something terrible. We were surprised to find snow beside the trail:<\/p>\n

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I scraped the debris off a patch and put a handful of clean snow on top of my head. I melted within seconds and the cold water ran off in a steady stream. It felt so good to get cooled off if only some and for a short period of time.<\/p>\n

Another surprise were the flowers. In places there were so many in bloom that the fragrance was almost overpowering. Barb tried to take a picture of her favorite, the columbine. Her camera just wasn\u2019t capturing it and offered to try with my SLR. This is after cropping it fairly severely:<\/p>\n

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There were creeks to cross which required a little bit of care but generally the trail was nice and the views pleasant.<\/p>\n

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We arrived at Mount Rainier National Park on Thursday. Our first hike on the way into the park was thwarted by closed gate on a Forest Service road: We found a different trail nearby and walked in about a mile or so and crossed a small stream. We found a log to sit on and … <\/p>\n

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