Day Seven on the Wonderland Trail began wet. It rained hard during the night, giving us the true Pacific Northwest experience. Our tents were not going to dry out before we started hiking, so they went on the outside of the pack. Thankfully the rain had stopped, but we were shrouded in a mystical fog […]
Wonderland Trail Day 6: Eagle’s Roost to Dick Creek
On Day 6 of our Wonderland Trail trek, we continued our hike on the more scenic alternate route through Spray Park. Spray Park is 0.7 miles shorter than the actual Wonderland Trail over Ipsut Pass, but it climbs higher on the slopes of Mount Rainier and is generally considered more scenic, rising above the timberline […]
Wonderland Trail Day 5: South Mowich River to Eagle’s Roost
Our fifth day on the Wonderland Trail meant our first resupply at Mowich Lake! With nearly 3,000 feet of climbing, this was Leg Day. Well, pretty much every day on the Wonderland Trail is leg day, but this was mostly up, up and more up. That’s what you do on a thru-hike. Sleep, eat, hike […]
