Mount Rose — Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009

Olympic Peninsula > Hood Canal

Originally I was going to hike a trail at Mt Rainier but I got lazy and decided something closer to home, so Mt Rose was chosen for a nice Sunday walk. Due to the drizzle got to the TH at 10:00 at which time it was beginning to clear. There were only three cars at the TH parking lot. The trail is in relative good shape even with the recent wildfire. You could still smell the burnt timber. The wildfire did not keep some of the wild flowers from blooming though. Strangely encountered no bugs. Later in the morning I did hear mosquitoes revving up their engines but could not tell which way they were headed. Maybe down to the lake shore on a scrapping run. The views at the summit were blocked by low hanging clouds which but an occasional peek-a-boo glimpse did appear.