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Glacier Basin — Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024

Mount Rainier Area > NE - Sunrise/White River

Arrived at the White River day use parking area at 10:30 am.    Plenty of parking spots available.    The restrooms are closed - but there are vault toilets open in Loop B of the campground.

We always enjoy the Glacier Basin trail.   It's a wide trail with a gradual uphill.   There are small waterfalls along the way.    If you don't want to do the whole trail - just before the turn off for the Emmons Moraine trail, there is a great view of Mount Rainier.

The only wildflowers still blooming were pearly everlasting and some fireweed.   The fall colors are just beginning.   We saw 2 bucks on the trail and only a handful of other hikers.    At the Glacier Basin campsite, there are 2 toilets that are still open.

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