#40 Paradise & Skyline Trail

Paradise was... as described. We headed up to the Visitor's Center and were lucky that the gates had opened at 10:30 am. We basically just spent the whole day playing around in the snow. This is definitely a moment where I realized I'd needed snowshoes. We kinda did this in micro-spikes and were sinking into the snow every five steps.

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Distance: 2 miles | GPS: 46.7860, -121.7350

Elevation Gain: - | Peak: -

Mt. Rainier National Park | My Hiking Master Post