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Mount Rainier: Sunrise hikes

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Hike several classic trails from Sunrise Visitor Center in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Walk the aptly named Wonderland Trail towards the vast flower fields of Berkeley Park. Wander past Shadow Lake and Sunrise Camp to stunning glacier views from Burroughs Mountain. For vigorous physical conditioning at moderately high altitude, hike the Burroughs Mountain Trail from White River Campground in a 10 mile loop, reaching a high point on Second Burroughs Mountain, 7400 feet elevation above sea level. The trail ascends and descends 3200 feet total, starting from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail and returning via Shadow Lake. View fields of yellow glacier lilies in mid-July and other flowers later, until snows returning in late October discourage safe hiking. Beware of a few steep snow banks remaining in July and new slippery snow after mid October.

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  • Mount Rainier rises to 14,411 feet elevation. The walk from Sunrise Visitor Center to Burroughs Mountain gives spectacular glacier views in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Or for a good workout, hike the Burroughs Mountain 10 mile loop trail which ascends a total of 3200 feet from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, and back via Shadow Lake. Global warming and climate change: Mount Rainier’s glaciers shrank 22% by area and 25% by volume between 1913 and 1994 in conjunction with rising temperatures (Nylen 2004). As of 2009, monitored glaciers are continuing to retreat (NPS). Over the last century, most glaciers have been shrinking across western North America (Moore et al. 2009) and the globe (Lemke et al. 2007) in association with increasing temperatures. For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • The hoary marmot (Marmota caligata) is the largest North American ground squirrel. Burroughs Mountain Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. For vigorous training, hike a scenic 10 mile loop with 3200 feet ascent, from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, to Second and First Burroughs, then back via Shadow Lake. Through mid July, be cautious of steep snow below Second Burroughs.
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  • Mount Rainier, Emmons Glacier, and the headwaters of the White River are seen from Glacier Overlook near Sunrise Camp, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. For vigorous training, hike the Burroughs Mountain 10 mile loop, 3200 feet ascent, from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, back via Shadow Lake. Global warming and climate change: Mount Rainier’s glaciers shrank 22% by area and 25% by volume between 1913 and 1994 in conjunction with rising temperatures (Nylen 2004). As of 2009, monitored glaciers are continuing to retreat (NPS). Over the last century, most glaciers have been shrinking across western North America (Moore et al. 2009) and the globe (Lemke et al. 2007) in association with increasing temperatures. Published as a double page spread in Washington State Visitors Guide 2013, by Sagacity Media, Inc.
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  • American black bear (Ursus americanus) at Shadow Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • The Pinesap plant (Monotropa hypopithys) blooms with a cluster of 3-10 nodding pale yellow, tan, or sometime reddish flowers on a single stem. It has no chlorophyll, gets nutrients through parasitism on fungi, and can live in very dark forest. Burroughs Mountain Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Erythronium grandiflorum (also called glacier lily, yellow avalanche lily, and dogtooth fawn lily). Burroughs Mountain loop trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Little Tahoma Peak rises through fog in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Little Tahoma is the third-highest peak in Washington (although it is a satellite peak of Mount Rainier). For vigorous training, hike a scenic 10 mile loop with 3200 feet ascent, from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, to Second and First Burroughs, then back via Shadow Lake. Through mid July, be cautious of steep snow below Second Burroughs.
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  • Least Chipmunk (Tamias minimus). Castilleja (Indian paintbrush or Prairie-fire, in the family Orobanchaceae). Burroughs Mountain Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. For vigorous training, hike a scenic 10 mile loop with 3200 feet ascent, from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, to Second and First Burroughs, then back via Shadow Lake. Through mid July, be cautious of steep snow below Second Burroughs.
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  • A stream flows through moss. Burroughs Mountain Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. For vigorous training, hike a scenic 10 mile loop with 3200 feet ascent, from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, to Second and First Burroughs, then back via Shadow Lake. Through mid July, be cautious of steep snow below Second Burroughs.
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  • Afternoon sun hits Mount Rainier (14,411 feet elevation) and lupine flowers on Sunrise Ridge, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). Published since 2013 on StayRainier.com and AltaCrystalResort.com web sites; and on 2015 Alta Crystal Resort Summer Brochure. Published in National Parks Traveler digital magazine hard copy, digital, & web, NationalParksTraveler.com. Global warming and climate change: Mount Rainier’s glaciers shrank 22% by area and 25% by volume between 1913 and 1994 in conjunction with rising temperatures (Nylen 2004). As of 2009, monitored glaciers are continuing to retreat (NPS). Over the last century, most glaciers have been shrinking across western North America (Moore et al. 2009) and the globe (Lemke et al. 2007) in association with increasing temperatures.
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  • Mount Rainier rises to 14,411 feet elevation. Fields of Erythronium grandiflorum (also called glacier lily, yellow avalanche lily, and dogtooth fawn lily) grow on the flanks of Burroughs Mountain in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Sunrise Camp and Shadow Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • Hiking in fields of lupine and Indian Paintbrush flowers at Berkeley Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae). For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • Lewis's Monkeyflower (Mimulus) blooms on Burroughs Mountain Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. For vigorous training, hike a scenic 10 mile loop with 3200 feet ascent, from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, to Second and First Burroughs, then back via Shadow Lake. Through mid July, be cautious of steep snow below Second Burroughs.
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  • Spreading phlox / Phlox diffusa flowers bloom on Burroughs Mountain loop, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Phlox (pronounced "flocks," from the Greek word for "flame") is a genus of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. Phlox are found mostly in North America (one species in Siberia) in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open woodland and prairie.
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  • Glacier Overlook, between Sunrise Camp and First Burroughs Mountain, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. In altitude, Washington varies from sea level up to 14,411 feet (4,392 meters) at the summit of Mount Rainier, which is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. With 26 major glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states, with 35 square miles (91 km²) of permanent snowfields and glaciers. This active stratovolcano (composite volcano) is in Pierce County, 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle.
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  • Two hikers, Emmons Glacier, and Little Tahoma seen on Burroughs Mountain Trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. For vigorous training, hike Burroughs Mountain 10 mile loop, 3200 feet ascent, from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, back via Shadow Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
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  • Trillium flower on Burroughs Mountain 10 mile loop, 3200 feet ascent, from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, back via Shadow Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • White flower bloom. Burroughs Mountain 10 mile loop, 3200 feet ascent, from White River Campground up Glacier Basin Trail, back via Shadow Lake, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
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  • White River flows from Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier (summit 14,411 feet). Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA
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  • Hiking in fields of lupine and Indian Paintbrush flowers at Berkeley Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Lupinus is a genus in the pea family (also called the legume, bean, or pulse family, Latin name Fabaceae or Leguminosae).
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  • Erythronium grandiflorum (also called glacier lily, yellow avalanche lily, and dogtooth fawn lily). Burroughs Mountain loop trail, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Above Sunrise parking lot along the trail to Frozen Lake, see beautiful green alpine meadows under Burroughs Mountain (a flank of Mount Rainier), in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Global warming and climate change: Mount Rainier’s glaciers shrank 22% by area and 25% by volume between 1913 and 1994 in conjunction with rising temperatures (Nylen 2004). As of 2009, monitored glaciers are continuing to retreat (NPS). Over the last century, most glaciers have been shrinking across western North America (Moore et al. 2009) and the globe (Lemke et al. 2007) in association with increasing temperatures.
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  • Mount Rainier National Park, on a trail near Sunrise. In altitude, Washington varies from sea level up to 14,411 feet (4,392 meters) at the summit of Mount Rainier, which is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. With 26 major glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states, with 35 square miles (91 km²) of permanent snowfields and glaciers. This active stratovolcano (composite volcano) is in Pierce County, 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle.
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  • See icy Mount Rainier from Glacier Overlook near Sunrise Camp, a walk of 5 miles round trip with 1200 feet gain via First Burroughs Mountain, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. In altitude, Washington varies from sea level up to 14,411 feet (4,392 meters) at the summit of Mount Rainier, which is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. With 26 major glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states, with 35 square miles (91 km²) of permanent snowfields and glaciers. This active stratovolcano (composite volcano) is in Pierce County, 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle. For licensing options, please inquire.
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