Tag: Granite Mountain

Trail was in great shape for the most part. Hit snow about halfway up in the meadow before the last climb and fresh powder was…

Fall is definitely in the air. It was a cool and overcast day but the leaves of fall made it all worth it. The road…

It was hot and muggy, especially on the lower part of the trail.  The bugs were annoying, but mostly just if we stopped for a…

It was so refreshing to hike with Lucie, a friend I met through the Six-Pack of Peaks Challenge. She’s an avid traveler, hiker, and inspiration,…

Fantastic sunny day with great panorama views! One of the best lookouts to see Mt. Rainier in all of its glory

This is a really nice hike. The trailhead is easily accessible by any car. The first half of the hike is forested the second half…

This was my first time hiking in the beautiful PNW and I couldn’t have asked for a better summit to start with. Started off early…

We were fortunate to find a parking spot later in the morning but it was full down the road. Get there early! Trail is well…

Hiking poles will help. Do not follow All Trails map at the top or you will Boulder a large chunk and it’s sketchy  go around…

Summer route is open! Wildflowers in bloom. Some bugs but not too bothersome. Lots of switchbacks to earn the amazing views. Some snow at the…

The weather was amazing, well marked trail. I felt pretty good considering I did Mt Pilchuck the day before. There were a lot of bitting…

Holy shit it was so hot. We started early but not early enough. The hike was beautiful and some nice little run off streams to…

This would be my third time up Granite Mountain. And it’s always a great mountain to hike up. I’m sure a lot of people are…

Trekking poles were helpful. For sure know how to scramble when you get near the top because the main trail is covered in snow and…

Memorial Day on Granite Mountain. Got to the parking lot at 7:30am, still a lot of empty spots. First few miles in the forest are…

This hike is a butt burner but well worth it for the views at the top. The incline starts as soon as the trail spilts…

Once you break the tree line there are quite a few options to get to the peak.  The primary route has you winding to the…

Misty cool weather summer day hike, pro – no crowd and no bug, cons – no view

Hike was beautiful, views of Rainier and all surrounding mountains.  Few people on the trail.  Awesome hike.

A great hike – very fun, with excellent views on the way up. Incredible view of Mt Ranier as we snacked at the top, and…

Great day with wonderful weather. Views were amazing. Flowers were out and so were the insects…wear bug spray. Trail was well maintained and not too…

Weather was perfect. Trail was a bit easy to lose in a few places, but easy enough to find again; just keep going up. There…

Started our hike at 7:30am on a cloudless Monday. Parking lot had maybe 6 cars. Easily marked at the bottom and at the one turning…

One minute was sunny, the next was foggy, the next was raining. It was quite an adventure! Lots of wildflowers, a few deer, plus a…

Last one, great Challenge!

We started early and didn’t start running into people untill the way down which was very nice for this regularly extremely busy hike. We went…

Very sunny day. Great visibility.

It all started it out so beautifully. Old-growth forest towering above, making your way up to beautiful wild flowers, an avalanche chute turned waterfall, gorgeous…

Fun hike with my Dad, Husband, Niece, and 3 kids: 15,13,10.

We saw so many wildflowers! There were so many in bloom, it was fun to learn the new ones! We saw flowers until we reached…

Great sunny day for a hike like Granite! First time and had amazing time.  Got to the TH just after 8am on Thursday, only about…

My wife dog and I did this in six hours top to bottom, with a 40 minute break at the top. It was very snowey…

Hike was great, we did short cut going up by the ridge to avoid those 5 avalanche chutes. it was overcast.

Beautiful sunny day hike with friends.  Used crampons to hike straight up to look out.

Lots and lots of snow from the storm coming through

Not much of a view from the top due to the clouds and falling snow but it was still a great day and a great…