Hiking Mount Rainier National Park: A Guide To The Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series)

Hiking Mount Rainier National Park: A Guide To The Park's Greatest Hiking Adventures (Regional Hiking Series)

Language: English

Pages: 352

ISBN: 0762782404

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Fully updated and revised, Hiking Mount Rainier is a comprehensive and concise guide to the well-maintained trails nestled between the two major metropolises of the Pacific Northwest. Included are sixty hike descriptions for hikers of all ages and skill levels.

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Cowlitz Divide Trail junction, stay to the right (southwest) toward Nickel Creek. 43.0If you are staying at Nickel Creek Camp, take the trail to the left (south). Otherwise, stay on the Wonderland Trail toward Box Canyon. 44.0A short descent from Nickel Creek leads you to the Box Canyon Wayside Exhibit. You could forgo the Box Canyon Trail and hike along the road, but it is safer and more picturesque to check out the canyon. Hang a right onto the Box Canyon Trail, loop around, and cross the

(south) goes to an old horse ford across the Nisqually River. Continue heading southwest on the Wonderland Trail, hugging the Longmire-Paradise Road through beautiful forest all the way to the Longmire Historic District. A Hindi term, Narada translates as “uncontaminated” or “pure.” Arthur F. Knight named the falls in 1893 for the Narada branch of the Theosophical Society of Tacoma. Miles and Directions 0.0Start at the Narada Falls trailhead. Hike down the trail past Narada Falls. 0.2The

sliding water. Only 1.4 more miles of mild descent and you reach a place where three creeks merge. Cross Boundary Creek, then Deer Creek. A sign points east toward WA 123. The last 0.4 mile to WA 123 is very steep, but the sound of traffic tells you that you are near the end. Wilderness camping: If you want to backcountry camp, Tamanos Creek Camp is only 0.5 mile north of Owyhigh Lakes and has four individual sites, two group sites, a pit toilet, and a bear pole. Hike Information Local

With a permit you can camp at Berkeley Camp. Buffered by trees, Berkeley Camp does not afford the views of Skyscraper Mountain and mountain meadows featured in Berkeley Park itself, but the camp offers respectable campsites and proximity to a quality water source. If you want to travel through Grand Park and camp, you may consider overnighting at Lake Eleanor (see Hike 48: Lake Eleanor). Hike Information Local Information Sunrise Visitor Center, (360) 663-2425 Mount Rainier National Park

your left, but continue hiking north along the main trail to a small overlook with a view of Chenuis Falls. The unmaintained trail that you just passed also takes you to the falls; many people take that trail on their return trip, making the hike a lollipop. Take the time to enjoy the clear waters of Chenuis Falls as they cascade down the smooth rocks. The falls are at a gentle slope, allowing the waters to weave between large rocks. Just past your viewing point, the clear waters from Chenuis

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