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Narada Falls to Reflection Lakes, Narada Falls
— Jul 24, 2011
— Wally
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Wildflowers blooming
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Wandered the Wonderland Trail between Reflection Lakes and Longmire on a beautiful day. Took the shuttle to the falls...
Wandered the Wonderland Trail between Reflection Lakes and Longmire on a beautiful day. Took the shuttle to the falls hiked up to Reflection Lakes, then back to Longmire.
Hike was great, all river crossings were in. The last .5 miles to Reflection Lakes was snow covered, but easily passable (with proper footwear). The flowers were starting to bloom along the roads and in the forest glades. There were minor tree falls between Narada Falls and Reflection Lakes, none of which were impassible. A bit muddy, but not so much to make it a slog. More complete details are posted at workingtowardwonderland.blogspot.com. Day hike
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Mazama Ridge at Mt. Rainier 8/21/2010
This hike was...
Mazama Ridge at Mt. Rainier 8/21/2010
This hike was in the form of a loop with a tail, starting at Narada Falls in forest, climbing through marvelous sub alpine park land on Mazama Ridge, going higher still into the alpine zone up to Golden Gate, then dropping through more sub alpine meadows around Edith Creek to Paradise and then back down into the forest to Narada again. Clouds moved in about noon and took away some of our views, but all the other aesthetic features of this route were perfect: 8 to 10 waterfalls on the Paradise river (depending on which of the little ones you want to count), a birds eye view of Louise Lake and the Tatoosh Range from Faraway Rock , 100's of acres of lush flower filled meadows on Mazama Ridge and in the Edith Creek valley, views of Mt. Rainier and Little Tahoma, marmots and chipmunks scurrying, and sublime views as the clouds and fog blew in. The flowers were at peak mid summer bloom. Vast acres of blue lupine, accented with magenta paintbrush, white sitka valerian, and yellow lousewort. Other spots had heather (pink, white, and yellow) as the accents. Up high in the fog we had a mix of early and mid season flowers (since the snow was late in melting): western anemone, in both flower and mophead form, beargrass and avalanche lilies. The Paradise River packs an incredible number of falls, rapids, and cascades into less than a mile above the Narada Falls parking area. Narada falls of course is a 4 star attraction and one of the top 5 waterfalls in the park (The rest of the top 5 are Ranger, Spray, Comet, and Silver). We had our morning snack at Faraway rock, which sits atop a 900 foot cliff overlooking Louise and Reflection lakes with a complete view of the Tatoosh Range too. Then lunch was a bit late at the Van Trump memorial (commemorating the first ascent of Rainier in 1870). Here the fog was rolling in thickly and the wind chill temperature was under 40 degrees but we were all snug and warm. All in all it was a very fine day near our favorite volcano. Stats: 7.8 miles, 2200 ft. elevation gain 6400 ft. high point 48 degree low temperature 120 miles from my Seattle home. Robert Michelson Day hike
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The weather was fantastic! After Narada Falls, there was no one on the trail. Later, I figured out why--there is...
The weather was fantastic! After Narada Falls, there was no one on the trail. Later, I figured out why--there is no trail! Basically, the trail parallels the road, so I navigated that way. After reaching Reflection Lakes, I wanted to try to take the trail to Paradise. After losing the trail, I attempted to navigate with a new GPS (This I've got to figure out). I gave up and navigated to a waypoint I set previously. Since snow covers a lot of the trail after Narada Falls, I recommend trekking poles.
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Decided to make a loop hike of (mostly) stretches of trail I hadn't done yet. Started out at trailhead...
Decided to make a loop hike of (mostly) stretches of trail I hadn't done yet. Started out at trailhead just beyond the second Reflection Lake. Two guys had tripods set up near the lake taking photos. Was a bit foggy, not much views yet, but they were probably looking for birds/wildlife. Headed up for upper Lakes Trail. Fall colors out now. Headed back south at junction and crossed road. Was now on Wonderland Trail and soon began descending. Switchbacked down to Paradise River and back up to Narada Falls. Falls can be viewed by short walk from road, but this was better excercise. Saw a few people who had walked down from parking lot. From falls headed north and crossed main road. Then looped back toward Reflection Lakes. On south side of lake is where the impressive reflective mt photos you see are from. Too cloudy today. However, a brief break in the clouds produced a partial mt view. Weather still holding out for hiking but probably not too much longer? Decided to have lunch at Longmire Inn Restaurant. Decent food but a bit pricey but worth checking out at least once.
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Today was another amazing day on Tahoma (aka Mt Rainier) for myself, Don, Kay and Lesley
The forecast was for light...
Today was another amazing day on Tahoma (aka Mt Rainier) for myself, Don, Kay and Lesley |
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