Hiking
Greenwater Lakes Hike
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
This has always been one of our favorite hikes.
The trailhead is an easy 20-minute drive from here up a paved (!) Forest Service road (FS 70). The hike is great for all
Boulder Cave
Friday, June 07, 2013
We love visiting Boulder Cave, and we often recommend this hike to guests staying here. Yesterday, we had a meeting in Naches, so we decided to stop and hike Boulder Cave on
Gorgeous Views and Wildflowers on Shriner Peak
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
Shriner Peak is a trail most people miss on their visit to Mt. Rainier National Park. The total trail is 8.4 miles roundtrip with 3400 feet elevation gain—so it’s steep! So
Grand Park is full of wildflowers!
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Thanks to our friends at Visit Rainier for sharing these incredible photos from Grand Park. So many visitors miss this part of the Park because it’s a long-ish hike—but if
Sheep Lake July 14, 2012
Sunday, July 15, 2012
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
Emmons Moraine Trail Via The Glacier Basin Trail
Monday, October 10, 2011
A fabulous Fall hike for all ages, and still easily accessible from the White River Campground—halfway up the Sunrise Road.
Mt. Rainier National Park and over 400 volunteers
Noble Knob Trail
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
This is a great Fall hike for huckleberries, wonderful Fall colors and incredible views of Mt. Rainier! It’s one of our favorite trails, and one to which we often escape on
Naches Peak Loop: September 3, 2011
Sunday, September 04, 2011
We had heard rumors that the wildflowers were incredible on the eastern side of this loop trail, so we grabbed the dogs and headed up to Chinook Pass. Wow! We’ve hiked this
Palisades Lake: September 1, 2011
Friday, September 02, 2011
Another gorgeous hike with flowers, flowers everywhere. Enjoy great photos courtesy of our friends at Visit Rainier.
This trail starts from Sunrise Point (the large
Dewey Lakes Hike: August 29, 2011
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Our friends, Abbie and Ian, did this hike with Ziggy and Gonzo on August 29 and took these great photos! Check out all their photos on Alta Crystal Resort’s Facebook page
Summerland Trail on August 9th—flowers, views, marmots and more!
Saturday, August 13, 2011
We’re not sure we’ve ever seen Summerland looking more beautiful! This is a fabulous hike for anyone looking for flower-filled meadows, incredible views and marmots
Wildflowers, views and snow-free trails at Sunrise!
Monday, August 01, 2011
Summer has arrived. It’s really that simple! The Sunrise area is now a hiker’s delight, no matter what your age!
In the past 10 days, our guests have been exploring
More Signs of Summer at Sunrise!
Thursday, July 21, 2011
The winter’s record snow will soon be a distant memory, as the trails throughout the Sunrise area of Mt. Rainier National Park continue to melt out!
We decided to go for a
Wonderland Trail from White River Campground to Sunrise
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
We were up at the White River Campground a few weeks ago with our nephew who was visiting from out-of-town and thought, at that time, that we might hike the Wonderland Trail
Grove of the Patriarchs
Saturday, June 04, 2011
While we were at Silver Falls (see the blog article in this section), we decided to check out the Grove of the Patriarchs—always one of our favorite hikes.
To many, the
Silver Falls Hike in Mt. Rainier National Park
Saturday, June 04, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011 is the day summer officially arrived in the Pacific Northwest. At least, that’s the way we see it!
Our nephew was visiting from Texas, so we decided
Hike the Noble Knob Trail now for Huckleberries
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
We love the Noble Knob trail, and hike it several times each year. The views of Mt. Rainier are glorious any time of year. The wildflowers are incredible in the summer.
June Waterfall Hikes
Thursday, May 06, 2010
Waterfall lovers everywhere—rejoice! This is your time of year!
We’ve been spending many weeks already exploring trails we haven’t walked since the fall.
The waterfalls,
White River Trail from Alta Crystal Resort
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
This is a great year-round trail for hiking, biking, horseback riding, trail running—and, in the winter, we snowshoe here too!
We decided to take the dogs on a quick walk
Dege Peak Hike in Mt. Rainier National Park
Monday, September 28, 2009
This is an incredible hike—and we managed to go on the perfect fall day. We must be doing something right!
We have a group of German exchange students who stay with us
Naches Peak Loop Trail in Mt. Rainier National Park
Monday, September 28, 2009
We’ve always loved this trail, so even though it was late in the afternoon, we decided to go for it. It was our 15th wedding anniversary, and we thought it was only fitting
Sheep Lake
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
A great hike from Chinook Pass, with early season wildflowers.
It was just a few weeks ago that this trail was covered in snow, but it’s now melted out and the wildflowers
Goat Falls
Monday, July 13, 2009
A kid-friendly, adult-friendly and dog-friendly hike near Crystal Mountain and Mt. Rainier.
Saturday, July 11th, was a hot day—even in the mountains—so we decided it would
Shadow Lake & Burroughs Mountain
Monday, June 29, 2009
A wonderful hike in Mt. Rainier National Park.
Sunrise is now open! The road to the very top opened on Friday, June 26 and the hiking is just marvelous.
We drove up there
