Skyline Trail Loop, Glacier Vista - Panorama Point & Golden Gate — Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022

Glorious day on the Skyline Trail! Sunny and nearly cloudless conditions. This meant the trail was packed with many hikers enjoying the magenta paintbrush in bloom and admiring marmots living their best lives. Most everyone was friendly. We saw grouse and chipmunk (being hand-fed at Panorama Point :( ) and heard the rumble of a large rock slide west of Nisqually glacier. Hikers please remember to stay on the trails especially on the Golden Gate switchbacks. It’s tempting to cut across the delicate subalpine terrain but staying in the trails minimizes damage and maximizes enjoyment for all. We left the park from the Longmire exit around 2 PM and the backup to get in was over a mile long!