Got to the trailhead ~6:15 AM. There were only a handful of cars. Be mindful of a sizable pot hole when entering the parking lot.
I started in the dark, and the trail is overall good condition. I hiked to the south lookout, the section just before the top. Rainier wasn’t visible, and the lookout was above the cloud line. The sunrise in the area was at 7:55 AM. However, the sun did not make an appearance up top until later.
I headed down the trail around 8 AM, and noticed the sun peaking through around 8:30.
There are some new trees and such down/uprooted along the trail since the bomb cyclone. However, there are packed trail around them all and are easy to navigate.
Mushrooms: Red-Belted Conk, Sulphur Tuft and another unidentified white cluster.
Animals: American Robins and Chipmunks
Stats to Upper South facing view and back (not very top): 3.6 miles and 1,476 feet
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