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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