Kelly Butte — Monday, Jul. 6, 2015

Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410

Mother, daughter and beagle hiked this on Monday. No one else around. Wild flowers are slightly past their prime, but still beautiful. Minimal beargrass in bloom as it apparently is a sporadic bloomer (looks like last year had tons of beargrass blooms on the butte itself). The interior of the lookout was available for exploring. Probably 10 deg. cooler at the lookout than it was at the TH. There was a nice breeze at the lookout to keep the bugs down. Views from the lookout were awesome. Directions from WTA were spot on.