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Steve Bloomfield | profile | all galleries >> Hiking the Wonderland Trail around Mt. Rainier Washington - Sept 2005 >> Day 4: Mowich Lake to Golden Lakes tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Day 1: White River to Granite Creek | Day 2: Granite Creek to Carbon River | Day 3: Carbon River to Mowich Lake | Day 4: Mowich Lake to Golden Lakes | Day 5: Golden Lakes to S. Puyallup River | Day 6: S. Puyallup to Devil's Dream | Day 7: Devil's Dream to Longmire | Day 8: Longmire to Maple Creek | Day 9: Maple Creek to Indian Bar | Day 10: Indian Bar to White River

Day 4: Mowich Lake to Golden Lakes

This morning, just as we woke, there was the unmistakable pitter-patter of raindrops on the tent fly. Fortunately, it only lasted long enough to get the tent good and wet and then stopped. We were on the trail by 8:00. The first part of the day was a nice easy downhill to the Mowich River. The "bridge" over the South Mowich washes out regularly, but we were happy that today it was in place - such that it was. It's pretty easy to see why they have trouble with it! After the crossing, it was uphill to Golden Lakes under cloudy skies all day - no more rain, however. We arrived at camp and took site #4, which was right on the edge of a cliff overlooking one of the lakes. Very pretty, even with the limited visibility. We didn't take many pictures today because of the weather.
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Elevation Profile Day 4 (Actual Miles 10.1)
Elevation Profile Day 4 (Actual Miles 10.1)