It was an absolutely perfect day in Paradise! The road up was mostly bare with a couple of icy spots in the shade. The trail is well packed and easy to follow. Most people were just wearing boots including myself. Unless you want to go trailblazing, I highly recommend boots with traction rather than snowshoes until there's more snow. I saw some people going up in jeans and sneakers with no gear or even water :/ I decided to skip Panorama point since I got kind of a late start, but I'm pretty sure people were doing that in boots as well. The descent from Panorama point is no joke - people were having to scoot down on their butts. I saw a few skiers even though there's no real powder yet.
There are some nice flat rocks to sit on near Glacier Vista. It's a really incredible view with not only the Nisqually glacier and Tahoma, but also the Tatoosh, Mt. Adams and Mt. St Helens. I stopped there to have lunch and not a single person passed me. Ahhhhh - I love how quiet Paradise is in the winter
I highly recommend this hike/snowshoe for a short, relatively easy traipse in a winter wonderland. It took me about an hour and a half each way - but I am reallly slow thanks to janky knees. . I passed a couple going up to do wedding photos on my way down - so cool. Heads up the gate to Longmire closes at 5!
PS. I saw these tracks near Glacier Vista - do any of you lovely hikers know what they are?
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DK1998 on Glacier Vista Snowshoe
I can't help you with the animal tracks, but frankly I'm surprised nobody had a coat to put around the poor bride who must've been freezing to death.
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DK1998 on Nov 18, 2023 03:20 PM
bubbles on Glacier Vista Snowshoe
It was actually quite warm up there! A lot of people were in short sleeves :)
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bubbles on Nov 19, 2023 02:02 AM