Spray Park
Oct 11, 2008
by
CraigM
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last modified
Oct 13, 2008 10:28 AM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Spray Park
- Region: Mt. Rainier -- NW - Carbon River / Mowich
- Agency: Mount Rainier National Park, Carbon River Ranger Station
- Avg Rating: 4.00
- Be Aware Of
- Snow on trail
It's the first day of hunting season so it seemed like a good day to go to the National Park. The Mowich parking lot was cold, windy and nearly empty when we arrived at 9:30. The trail has some snow and ice on it and is slippery in spots but mostly easy going. As we entered the meadows and sunshine Mt Rainier popped into view. It's so big and immediate it always takes my breath away. There are 3+ inches of snow in Spray park and and the ponds are all frozen. If we had had gaiters and wind pants we might have reached Echo Rock. As it was we were happy to put on all our clothing and sit out of the wind in the sun and soak up the views.
The ranger told us the road closes Oct 20th (or sooner if lots of snow) so there's only 1 more weekend to get up there.
The ranger told us the road closes Oct 20th (or sooner if lots of snow) so there's only 1 more weekend to get up there.
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