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Sunrise Rim Trail, Wonderland Trail, Burroughs Mountain & Sourdough Ridge — Saturday, Sep. 16, 2023

Mount Rainier Area > NE - Sunrise/White River
Glacier Overlook (& MARMOT SOUNDS!)

This was a 9.6 mile, 2600 FT Elevation Gain Day Hike in Washington @ Mount Rainier National Park, focusing on the North Section of Mount Rainier National Park, This was Hiked on 9/16/2023, it was a beautiful blue sky day for the first half before the weather started to turn, it was moderately windy, and there were absolutely no mosquitoes!

Segment #1 of 2 (THIS VIDEO) - Starts @ Sunrise Rim Trailhead Hiking South doing an "Upside Down Lollipop" Hiking Route, doing a quick Hiking Hack Reverse Direction to Emmons Vista Viewpoint to the Left before getting back on our Main Trail to the Right and Hiking to Wonderland Trail, Shadow Lake, Sunrise Comfort Station (Restrooms) at the critical Trail Junction with Burroughs Mountain Trail, and ultimately Hikes up the first part of Burroughs Mountain Trail to Glacier Overlook! There were multiple Marmots hanging out at Glacier Overlook admiring the Incredible Panoramic View and MAKING MARMOT SOUNDS! Here is Segment #1 of 2:

https://youtu.be/79lPFjkRY3g

Segment #2 of 2 - Starts where Segment #1 left off @ Glacier Overlook and ascends Burroughs Mountain Trail to 1st Burroughs Mountain and 2nd Burroughs Mountain Summits, turning around as clouds were moving in and the weather was turning and returning a different route via Frozen Lake and Sourdough Ridge (hence the "upside down lollipop" Hiking route) ultimately Hiking back down to Sunrise Rim Zone from the North side of Sunrise. Here is Segment #2 of 2:

https://youtu.be/qGGZN1zzNa4

Here is the FULL PLAYLIST:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuGUSVzluAAmiBR2sDrAgw8-uIhanX3cc

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