Crystal Lakes — Friday, Sep. 16, 2016

Mount Rainier Area > NE - Sunrise/White River

FOUND: GoPro at Upper Crystal. Please contact if it might be yours, ready to provide identifying info. We had a great trip up to Crystal Lakes. What a thigh-burner though! The trail itself is mostly switchbacks up to the first lake, offering only a couple views of Mt. Rainier. However, the Upper Lake is absolutely worth the trek while we still have decent weather. Took us around 3 hours hiking time up and back (not counting a long lunch break at the lake). Spotted several grouse along the trail, along with many chipunks, camp robbers and recent evidence of elk in the area.