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After Completing my goal of summiting the Volcanoes I decided it was time to take advantage of summer.
Ive been taking massive amounts of trips into the Northern side of Mt Rainier trading in the snowboard for hiking shoes so enjoy the Photos

The first hike is The Northern loop of the Wonderland Trail where Scott and myself Hiked from Mowich lake to Windy Gap to check out Mid winter possibilities
(26 miles roundtrip)

Sluikin Mountain from Windy Gap Elevation 7026

A Random lake infested with Musquitos at Windy Gap

The Yellowstone Cliffs off Tyee Peak


The Southern Face of Mother Mountain


Next is a trip we took out to Spray park for both Scott and Myself to get August turns and for Jill to come check out some amazing terrain

Jill hiking in to Spray park with Mother Mountain in the Backround

Scott Hiking the Scree fields to the base of the Flett Glacier

This will be our ski run the Flett Glacier

Jills first time on a Glacier with a moraine lake at the Glaciers toe

Across the Carbon Glacier Valley is Moraine Park look at those possibilities for winter

Jill at the base of Echo rock with the Russel Glacier and Willis Wall behind her

Scott getting in his August turns on the Flett Headwall

The Massive Liberty Ice Cap Glacier

Scott and Myself Making turns down the flett Glacier


Now its time to head back to camp

This looks like a good spot for camp

Sunrise over Sluikin Mountain

One of the Craziest clouds Ive ever seen

Sunrise over the Liberty Cap

A Farewell photo for the trip of Scott and Myself



The Next big trip was the wonderland trail from Longmire out to Mowich lake witch is the most aggressive part of the trail as you are constantly hiking up and down huge glacier carved valleys. My goal was to check out the terrain but the weather had other plans this weekend the freezing level was around 4'500 feet so we got snowed on.

The first day we hiked from Longmire to Klapatche Park with few views of the Terrain
A cool waterfall by Devils Dream Camp

The Suspension bridge across Tahoma Creek

Our first view of Glacier Island and the Sunset Ampitheater

Tahoma Glacier all cracked up

Now down the ridge and across to the next Valley

A group of goats by Saint Andrews Lake

Sunset to the West

Sunset over Saint Andrews Lake

Sunset over Tokaloo spire

Then Sunset over Aurora lake


That night we Bivied to a clear sky but by the next morning we were getting snowed on so we packed up our gear and got back on the trail.
A bridge on the North Puyallap river

Views were limited of the endless skiing possibilities

After hiking awhile we took a break to pick some berries and ran across a local

After a few pics we decided to part ways

It started to piss rain so we got shelter at the Sunset park Ranger cabin and ran into this guy who wasnt prepared for rain

after the rain let up we hiked down into the south Mowich river valley

That night we found a old shelter at the Mowich river camp and slept good other then the rats running around inches from our faces

The next morning me made the final 5 miles to mowich lake where we had a car waiting and of course perfect blue skys
The Mowich face

Starting saturday at 1 p.m. and ending monday at 11 a.m. we did over 30 miles in less then 48 hours



A few weeks later I attempted to hike from the Carbon River Ranger station all the Way to Paradise which would finish the wonderland trail minus 10 miles next to the road.
It was a early start at 11:30 PM so I could get a large distance out of the way and hopefully beat the rain in which I was wrong. So I hiked nonstop in the pouring rain on asteep graded trail that poured directly onto the Carbon Glacier which I couldn't see because visability was less then 10 feet. After hiking nonstop for 6 hours I decided to take a nap at Mystic lake on the patrol cabins balcony but the trail leading to the cabin ended up at a dead end so I slept in the only shelter I could find, under a tree. A few hours later I woke up soaking wet and got on the trail as fast as I could go. It was still pouring down rain so I kept a fast pace for the last 12 miles all the way to sunrise where I persuaded Jenn to pick me up so I could dry out my gear to start the trail the next day. The next morning I made a semi early start at the wonderland trail but my ankle wasnt feeling right so I had to make the dicision to keep going and take the chance of damaging my ankle or turn around and try again at a later time I chose to turn around. Sorry no pics it was raining and dark almost the whole hike.

My next trip I needed to make my September turns Andrea had wanted to joined me so I gave her a awesome introduction to Mount Rainier National Park
The Sunrise over Rainier from Sun top

Sunrise over the foothills

The Sun cresting over the cascades

Thank god for coffee

Looking down towards 410

Andrea and myself

After that we drove out to Mowich lake to meet up with Scott and his friend and head out to Spray Park
The birds loved Andrea with Mowich lake in the background

Geared up and ready to go

Rainiers NW side and the Mowich Headwall

Spray Falls

Admiring Rainiers Beauty

Looking down into Mist Park

Observation Rock and the Liberty Cap

A close up of the liberty Cap glacier

Myself Hiking with Yellowstone Cliffs in the Background

Andrea with Spray park in the distance

Coming back from riding to our basecamp

Sunset over Hessong rock



Tell me that isnt a advertisement going eith the whole cascade theme

Sunset Over Rainier

Sunset over mist Park

Sunrise on Rainier

Mother Mountain and the views from our tent


Looking toward Moraine Park

Rainier inbetween Echo and observation Rocks

Andrea climbing a spire

The Carbon and Russell Glaciers

The Massive broken up Carbon Glacier

Seattle in the Distance

The willis Wall and Carbon Glacier

Andrea standing on top of a huge cliff in Seattle Park with the Carbon Glacier below

Looking at possible ski runs

The Carbon and Russell Glaciers

A slide ripping down Thermogenisis

Wow! Quite the summer Kyle!

Sweet pics and Congrats on the Volcano quest!


ps. Trips with two different lady friends........you stud!

Sweet dude. Putting in the miles! I made the same observation as BCRider Watch out though, you could get a and then some serious

I've never seen a birds be that friendly, did she have food?

Right on.

Nice .... so you still want to ride Thermogenesis?