Bandera Mountain — Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025

A Very popular trail

Parking(Saturday) -
Arrived 8:50 - full parking lot and parking roadside about one mile out.
Returned 12:00 - still full and cars coming in

Milestones-
0-1.3 warmup , great green shade, you’ll pass a waterfall through a wooden bridge
1.3-2 elevation start (10-15 degree?) it is obvious when you reached, no switchbacks
2-2.5 keep gaining elevation, about 5~ switchbacks
2.8~ passing a sign for mason lake and bandera , I start hands support (30-45 degree climb?)
3.6~ about top, view of lake and i90/rainier to left and right of the trail

Nice view!