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 […]
