8.3 miles of hiking • 1750' elevation gain •
All I can say is that Mt. Rainier NP is Awesome. We started on the East Side Trail and headed south along the Silver Falls Loop. This canyon is pure visual ecxtasy! It started raining hard, and continuously half-way through the hike, which only made the mood that much more exquisite! After 3/4ths around the loop, we headed up the Cowlitz Divide Trail, which is totally forested, but turned around due to time constraints. On the way back, my son suggested go the "Grove of the Patriarchs". The Old Growth trees here are humbling! What a way to end a great long weekend!
Corrected elevation per Topofusion.