Hiked the Golden Gate Trail at Mt Rainier with a park volunteer work party (Meadow Rovers) for the purpose of installing rope & rebar in order to keep visitors on the trails, and not in the meadows. Found several patches of snow on the trail, with a few snowbridges over the creek that runs through the trail below the switchbacks. Caution advised to all visitors that good hiking boots and trekking poles are a must-have at this time due to the snow patches that still exist. Besides installing rope & rebar, we also spent a considerable amount of time educating visitors to stay on the trail at all times and to not enter the meadows.
Type of Hike
Day hikeTrail Conditions
Minor obstacles posing few problemsRoad
Road suitable for all vehiclesBugs
Bugs were not too badSnow
Intermittent snow - not hard to cross
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