Summerland
Aug 22, 2009
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mytho-man
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last modified
Jun 09, 2010 11:29 AM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Summerland
- Region: Mt. Rainier -- NE - Sunrise / White River
- Agency: Mt. Rainier National Park
- Avg Rating: 4.21
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Summerland - Panhandle Gap
- Region: Mt. Rainier -- NE - Sunrise / White River
- Agency: Mount Rainier National Park
- Avg Rating: 3.64
Stream & Mt Rainier, Summerland Photo (c) David Hagen
Ethan, Eric, & I drove over Chinook Pass this morning to meet Eric's parents, my old friends Phyllis & Ivar, now of Anacortes, for a hike to Summerland. I hadn't been on this trail in over 20 years and it was just as nice as described: beautiful forest in the beginning, then climbing to the green meadows of Summerland. Most of the flowers were past along the trail, but at Summerland there were lots of monkeyflower along the creeks and gentians in the meadows, many still in bud. The day was sunny & not too warm with few mosquitoes. The mountain was out in all its glory until about 2:00 when some clouds started forming. By the time we were driving home it was completely obscured. It was nice to see old friends and to revisit a place I hadn't seen in a long time.
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Hikers & Mt Rainier, Summerland Photo (c) David Hagen
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