Spray Park, Knapsack Pass, Observation Rock
Sep 01, 2012
by
ann
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last modified
Sep 01, 2012 11:19 PM
- 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
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Knapsack Pass
- Region: Mt. Rainier
- Avg Rating: 2.75
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Observation Rock
- Region: Mt. Rainier -- NW - Carbon River / Mowich
- Agency: Mt. Rainier National Park
- Avg Rating: 1.00
- Hiking Companions
- Hiked with kids
- Why You Should Go Now
- Wildflowers blooming
- Ripe berries
Beautiful day! Our goal was Observation Rock, but we got slowed down by route finding on the scramble over knapsack pass. We left Mowich lake on the well established trail which we thought would take us up to the pass, then at some fork went right when we probably should have gone left, and ended up accidentally climbing a nice 6400' peak with great views, including a flock of 8 goats in the meadow below. We still are disputing the identity of our summit. The trail lead us over the peak and down a ridge, then ended at the edge of a steep gully. We scrambled down the gully and found another trail which led us over a pass into spray park. We followed the trail ever higher, over a few snowfields, up to 7000' before deciding to turn around and follow the trail through the flower meadows of spray park and back to the car.
Very few bugs. We found ripe blueberries on the ridge. One of the kids said "These dont taste like regular blueberries, just like deliciousness.
Stopped on the way down to view Spray Falls, which is worth the short detour.
Very few bugs. We found ripe blueberries on the ridge. One of the kids said "These dont taste like regular blueberries, just like deliciousness.
Stopped on the way down to view Spray Falls, which is worth the short detour.
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view of tarn from our turn around point
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the off route scramble gully
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spray falls
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