Hike with Koneko

Morning Walk

Morning walk

Today's hike to Spray Park and beyond. A full assault on Ptarmigan Ridge was not in the cards today, as I didn't bring poles to tackle the upper glaciers. But I did hike as far as the beginning of the really difficult bit and had a nice lunch. Today was different from the hike I did here last year, because that was in Smoke Month and I really couldn't see much. It was clear and glorious. Many photos to come.
I had heard that you could take the back way to get down to the lake, so I decided to try that trail - the loop on the north side of this map. And I kind of regret it. That was one of most challenging hikes I've done on Rainier. The trail itself is malevolent. Its vague and unfollowable in some places, and there are two big ridges to cross. It hates your guts and it wants to hurt you. There were a few redeeming qualities, but not enough to overcome what an angry bastard of a trail it was. Avoid. 

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Hike with Koneko

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Morning Walk

Morning walk

Morning walk

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