A great hike for early season wildflowers.

We decided to head up to the Sheep Lake hike yesterday with our dogs to check for early season wildflowers.  This is a great hike, about 2 miles each way, and the wildflowers usually are among the earliest in this area. 

Well, we found lots and lots of flowers!  They’ll probably be at their peak in the next couple of weeks, so it’s a great time to come up.  Click here to visit our Facebook page for more photos.  And then “Like” us to stay in the know!

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Ask anyone who lives around here, and they’ll tell you Sunrise is their favorite area of Mt. Rainier National Park.  It’s the highest point to which you can drive in all the Cascades (6400’)—with awesome panoramic views and great hikes.  It is also much more exposed than Paradise, and tends to melt out really quickly once summer arrives.

In fact, we took a quick jaunt up to Sunrise yesterday to see the snow melt for ourselves.  Last week, we sent some people snowshoeing by the Visitors Center—and this week, the area called Sourdough Ridge is almost all melted out!  Several… Read Full Story

Come up and visit Mt. Rainier!  The Pass opened today (May 8) and noon, and even though there’s still lots of snow at the summit, you’ll be amazed at how little snow there is at this entrance and in the Ohanapecosh area.  Can you say hiking anyone?! 

Click here to see some photos from today, and then click here to read more about springtime hiking in the Ohanapecosh. 

Welcome back, Mt. Rainier!