3 days, 50 miles on the Northern and Mother Mountain Loops at Mt. Rainier NP

3 day trip consisting of 50+ miles, 14,729' of elevation gain, and 14,768' of elevation loss connecting the 2 major backpacking routes in the northern section of Mt. Rainier National Park.


Day 1


Berkley Park


Falls by the lower crossing of the West Fork of the White River
Windy Gap area.
Natural Bridge
Yellowstone Cliffs.
camp 1




Day 2

Lower Carbon River crossing.

Mowich Lake
The top of Seattle and Spray parks.



Day 3

Upper Carbon River bridge crossing.
Carbon Glacier
Mystic Lake

Overall the trip was brutal and my knees hated me, but the scenery and memories were priceless.