Knapsack Pass, Spray Park
Aug 21, 2010
by
Eric Jain
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last modified
Aug 21, 2010 10:29 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Knapsack Pass
- Region: Mt. Rainier
- Avg Rating: 2.75
- 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
- Why You Should Go Now
- Wildflowers blooming
Looking back towards Mowich Lake from Knapsack Pass
The parking lot was almost full at 9am.
Followed the trail counter-clockwise along the lake to the ranger cabin and past an "unmaintained trail" sign. The trail up to Knapsack Pass was easy to follow, though there were a few rough sections.
Descending from the pass, a lot of scree had to be crossed, and there was (as far as we could tell) no clear trail and few cairns until we reached the bottom. The trail disappeared again at a large snowfield below Mt Pleasant, found it again going around the east ridge.
The trail eventually joined the (crowded) Spray Park trail. Continued down that trail via Spray Falls (amazing) and Eagle Point (fogged in) back to the starting point.
Plenty of wildflowers along all trails, though many were gone or close to being gone. Saw some marmots and pikas. Few bugs.
When we left around 4pm, cars were parked more than 0.5 miles along the road...
Followed the trail counter-clockwise along the lake to the ranger cabin and past an "unmaintained trail" sign. The trail up to Knapsack Pass was easy to follow, though there were a few rough sections.
Descending from the pass, a lot of scree had to be crossed, and there was (as far as we could tell) no clear trail and few cairns until we reached the bottom. The trail disappeared again at a large snowfield below Mt Pleasant, found it again going around the east ridge.
The trail eventually joined the (crowded) Spray Park trail. Continued down that trail via Spray Falls (amazing) and Eagle Point (fogged in) back to the starting point.
Plenty of wildflowers along all trails, though many were gone or close to being gone. Saw some marmots and pikas. Few bugs.
When we left around 4pm, cars were parked more than 0.5 miles along the road...
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Looking back towards Knapsack Pass
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Trail through Spray Park
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Spray Falls
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