This is a beautiful hike that can be accessed via the Sunrise entrance at Mt. Rainier (technically, you could also hike north from Box Canyon but it adds some punishing miles and elevation gain past Indian Bar).
Not to mention, the names are great - especially "Summerland".
Added note - Panhandle Gap is on the Wonderland Trail, and one of the last parts of the trail to lose its snow cover. I've hiked a lot of the southeast portion of the Wonderland Trail, from Fryingpan Creek TH to Panhandle Gap, and I've hiked it north from Box Canyon to Indian Bar, but it's difficult to fit in that section between Indian Bar and Panhandle Gap as part of a day hike. I hold out hope that at some point I will mange those few miles during a loop of Wonderland.
Image made with my Nikon F100 or FM.
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This is a beautiful hike that can be accessed via the Sunrise entrance at Mt. Rainier (technically, you could also hike north from Box Canyon but it adds some punishing miles and elevation gain past Indian Bar).
Not to mention, the names are great - especially "Summerland".
Added note - Panhandle Gap is on the Wonderland Trail, and one of the last parts of the trail to lose its snow cover. I've hiked a lot of the southeast portion of the Wonderland Trail, from Fryingpan Creek TH to Panhandle Gap, and I've hiked it north from Box Canyon to Indian Bar, but it's difficult to fit in that section between Indian Bar and Panhandle Gap as a day hike. I hold out hope that at some point I will mange those few miles during a loop of Wonderland.
Image made with my Hasselblad 500 C/M.
Tags: hike hiking hikes path trail mt. rainier mt. rainier national park mount rainier national park mount rainier landscape film analog washington pnw pacific northwest mountains square medium format hasselblad hasselblad 500 C/M forest trees
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This is a beautiful hike that can be accessed via the Sunrise entrance at Mt. Rainier (technically, you could also hike north from Box Canyon but it adds some punishing miles and elevation gain past Indian Bar).
Not to mention, the names are great - especially "Summerland".
Added note - Panhandle Gap is on the Wonderland Trail, and one of the last parts of the trail to lose its snow cover. I've hiked a lot of the southeast portion of the Wonderland Trail, from Fryingpan Creek TH to Panhandle Gap, and I've hiked it north from Box Canyon to Indian Bar, but it's difficult to fit in that section between Indian Bar and Panhandle Gap as a day hike. I hold out hope that at some point I will mange those few miles during a loop of Wonderland.
Image made with my Nikon F100 or FM.
Tags: hike hiking hikes path trail mt. rainier mt. rainier national park mount rainier national park mount rainier landscape film analog washington pnw pacific northwest mountains forest trees flare nikon F100 nikon FM 35mm
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Because it is, after all, still winter. Here's one from Mt. Rainier.
Image made with my Nikon FM. Or F100. Who knows.
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Image made with my Hasselblad 500 C/M.
Tags: film analog landscape pnw pacific northwest washington hike hiking nwoutdoors mt. rainier mt. rainier national park mountains meadows trail path square medium format hasselblad hasselblad 500 C/M skyline trail paradise sign trail sign
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