Trail Stats - 11 miles RT, 4000 feet elevation gain (cummulative)
On a hot day, some of my friends and two of decided to go explore the Tatoosh Ridge. It was first time for all of us, so we didn't know what to expect. From the trip reports, we knew the start of the trail is going to be extremely steep - gaining about 3000 feet in first 3 miles. We counted the switchbacks going uphill - I think there are about 15 switchbacks. Once up on the ridge, the views start to open up. Soon we came to the junction with Tatoosh Lakes. We decided to push for the summit first. After this junction, Mount Rainer starts to rise above the horizon behind you and the views start to open up in all direction.
After the switchbacks, the trail traverses steep side slope instead of following the ridge line to the summit. This portion last for couple of miles and it is fairly level. After traversing couple of hills, we came to the summit trail junction. Post this trail junction, the trail gets steep again, climbing about 1000 feet in a mile or so. Once at the summit, the views towards Mt Rainer is stupendously gorgeous.
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| The summit view |
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