2014-07-30_PinnaclePeakHike

Solo hike up to Pinnacle Peak Saddle in Mt Rainier National Park
IMG 8348xTheSaddle960 The Saddle IMG 8249xTrailHead960 Trail head sign IMG 8256xLogFlowers960 Flowers around log IMG 8263xLeafDew960 Dew drops
IMG 8265xTrail960 Along the trail IMG 8271xSlimMtn960 First peek back at Mt. Rainier. IMG 8272xMtnClose960 Close up view of Mt Rainier IMG 8278xMountain960
IMG 8283xTrail960 More of the trail IMG 8295xPlant960 I can't identify this plant IMG 8297xLillys960 Avalanch Lillys IMG 8300xLilly960 Un-opened lilly.
IMG 8309xPlant960 IMG 8310xRainier960 IMG 8339xBlueFlower960 Cusick's Speedwell IMG 8343yPlant960 I can't identify this flower
IMG 8350xSaddle960 Maintained trail ends here. IMG 8371xStHelens960 Turn left at the saddle and hike about 300 feet to see Mt St. Helens IMG 8374xHood960 Mt. Hood from the saddle. IMG 8376xMtAdams960 Mt. Adams from the saddle
IMG 8377xView960 Lower peak beyond the saddle. IMG 8380xStHelens960 Mt. St. Helens IMG 8388xGoatRocks960 The Goat Rocks IMG 8395xParadise960 Paradise
IMG 8396xParadise960 Paradise hiking area IMG 8401yPass960 Mt. Rainier from the saddle IMG 8409xMtnTrail960 Mt Rainier from the trail IMG 8417xAvalanchLillys960 Avalanch Lillys
IMG 8420xSteps960 Trail steps IMG 8250xParkingLot960 "Old Dusty" waiting at the trail head.