Comet Falls — Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011

Mount Rainier Area > SW - Longmire/Paradise

Another gem in Mount Rainier's necklace. 4 miles RT to the falls and just a bit further to Van Trump Park. We only adventured as far as Comet Falls. The trail is 99% dry and is suitable to most anybody (we had 4-70 year olds). There are three sets of waterfalls, one right at the beginning and the other two together at the end. Report from above was that snow was almost solid above the waterfalls. There were a handful of wildflowers out along the trail's edge and at stream crossings. The parking lot is a bit tight but folks move along quickly.