15 miles of hiking • 5750' elevation gain • 1 night
Began the day setting up a car shuttle between Juniper Peak and Dark Meadow. Climbed up, up, up motorcycle ditch (trail) to the top of Juniper Peak with 360 views of Rainier, Adams, St. Helens, Hood, Goat Rocks, etc. along with the strangely shaped Sunrise Peak further South. Followed the ridge trail to Sunrise where some members scrambled to the top for awesome views. Lookout tower foundation still there. Next was a beargrass meadow filled romp to Jumbo Peak for lunchbreak and more killer views. Then a long descent to the banks of the Cispus and out to the waiting shuttle vehicles at the trails end near Dark Meadow trailhead.
