The parking lot at Longmire was almost full when we got there on this sunny Sunday around noon. However very few people headed to Eagle Peak. We started around 12:15pm. The trail was hot and somewhat steep. We actually met a group of three who didn't bring water. That would be trouble. However, mosquitoes bothered me more than anything else. After a long way in the forest, we reached alpine meadows and some really beautiful flower fields. The view got better from here, including south to ghost like Mt. St. Helens (in the haze) and awesome Mt. Adams. We reached the saddle at the end of the trail around 2:15pm, with great views to the south side of Mt. Rainier. I was told that it's possible to scramble to the top of Eagle Peak, but it looked pretty hard there. After lunch and chatting with other hikers, we left around 3:20pm and finished around 5pm. My mosquito bites were pretty bad, so definitely need stronger bug repellent next time.
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