Burroughs Mountain

I had the day off and so instead of doing housework, we decided to head to the Mountain. Rainier was surrounded by mist when we first got there but cleared off as the day went on. We headed up to Frozen Lake, intending to go to the lookout, but talked to the ranger and found out there was a work crew up there and it was closed. We asked about Burroughs and the snowfield. He told us if we had poles and boots we would be OK. This is the important part of this report. The snowfield is still there, there are steps cut into it, but it it is steep. 4 people have fallen on this in the last month. We did fine with boots on and poles. No tennis shoes! Newby hikers be cautious and I would not recommend crossing this with children. The rest of the trail is lbeautiful, with up close and personal views of Rainier and the fabulous flower meadows around Shadow Lake. Black flies were a bit annoying. A favorite hike every year!