This was my 3rd time hiking to Spray Park, but the first time I made it all the way to the top at Spray Pass. Hiked today with a good buddy, and his friends who recently moved to Washington from New England. Great hike, the weather was cool and mostly cloudy. The top of Rainier was visible at Mowich Lake, but a large lenticular cloud obscured the top of the mountain once we arrived at Spray Park.
We began hiking around 11:30am got to Spray Pass at 3:30pm, and we're back at the car by 5pm. The info from this site lists the distance as 8 miles round-trip, but we clocked it at around 9.25 miles. Our altimeter listed the elevation of Spray Pass at just over 6,470 feet. LOTS of Fall colors in the meadows, a few wild blueberries were still available just before entering Spray Park. No bears today, but a Pika crossed the trail. The section of trail between Spray Falls and Spray Park is by far the most strenuous. Next time, I want to hike up to Observation Point, and possibly do Knapsack Pass.
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