Day 4 - Eagles Roost to Mystic (Spray Park Detour) ~11 miles +/- 3

The first three days of the hike didn't seem boring, but the rest of the hike was actually insane. I think it started at Eagles Roost with our neighbors offering us their 'extra' vodka, but continued with a trip to Spray Falls, a several mile detour and route finding mishap above Spray Park and then past the Carbon Glacier, Moraine Park, and 'Old Desolate' mountains - which I am sure is where a very serious and probably upset with wizard lives - and then we found Mystic Lake.

Wakey, Wakey



Note marmot cameo

2nd full on suspension bridge of the hike

So it isn't just that large white thing that is the Carbon Glacier, but that rocky mass in front of it too

The birth of the Carbon River

Seriously a wizard lives here; Nothing should look that menacing under a blue sky.

Day 1 - Longmire to South Puyallup ~11.1 miles

July 18th 2014, I woke up at the ass crack of dawn the morning of my hike with the intention of getting to the ranger station by their 7:30 opening, but due to unforeseen circumstances (including mailing my second cache via UPS and getting a second breakfast in Eatonville) I got there at about 10:40 and probably hit the trail at 11:30am. The hike was generally pretty sunny and the terrain was gorgeous. I saw a ton of flowers, my first glacier of the trip and generally felt strong.



My first real view of the mountain from the trail - trusty backpack in foreground

Tahoma Creek Suspension Bridge

Tahoma Glacier



Unknown wildflower

The first day had some elevation gain - I believe that this was the climb up Emerald Ridge

Avalanche Lilies and the Tahoma Glacier