Toast Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 I have friends coming into town in September who want a good hike inside the park. What are a few good day hikes? Needs to be non technical and on-trail. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard_brain Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Spray Park. 6 mi. RT., 1300' gain. Plus you have the option of scrambling Hessong Rock for more views, if you feel up to it. Make sure to catch Spray Falls on the way back - go beyond the end of the little spur trail - just a few hundred more yards up and beyond the end of the trail - for the REAL falls. Nice place. Hessong Rock from Spray Park: Rainier from Hessong Rock: Spray Falls: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard_brain Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Try this, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwoofalot Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Spray Park. 6 mi. RT., 1000' gain. Plus you have the option of scrambling Hessong Rock for more views, if you feel up to it. Make sure to catch Spray Falls on the way back - go beyond the end of the little spur trail - just a few hundred more yards up and beyond the end of the trail - for the REAL falls. Nice place. Hessong Rock from Spray Park: Rainier from Hessong Rock: Spray Falls: Good Question! Thank you for asking as I want to hear some of these answers. I have heard of spray falls, and always wanted to take the family there. I think that is out of Mowich Lake area. I was going to say Camp Muir is always a fun if you want to do somw work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirwoofalot Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Try this, too. Lizar Brain, I wish I had a lizard Brain! I saved this web site to my favorites as Hiking Lizard Brains! thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizard_brain Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Spray Park and Spray Falls are out of Mowich Lake. Spray Park is a large meadow about 3 miles in from the TH at Mowich Lake. Spray Falls spur trail is somewhere around 2 miles (just a guess). The spur trail is less than 1/4 mile long. Scramble a couple hundred feet up beyond the end of it to get to the real views of the falls (like in the pic). To get up to Hessong, there is a scrambler's trail somewhere to the right of Hessong Rock that goes to the saddle on the ridge. Go around the back of Hessong and there is a trail up the back side. It's just a steep walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted August 5, 2007 Share Posted August 5, 2007 +1 Spray Park will get you the most bang for your buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolanr Posted August 6, 2007 Share Posted August 6, 2007 Summerland from just before the White River CG. Anything around Sunrise area, numerous options, some of which can be combined into loops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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