Saturday August 28th our 50th Anniversary day!
Our plan today was to hike Pinnacle saddle since we had done it the day after we were married 50 years ago, but we decided to add another short hike in the morning first.
The Snow/Bench lakes trail is short with a few nice inclines thrown in just to make it fun. There was a faint filter of smoke from wildfires in the air but not too bad.
After our first uphill we came out into this meadow.
A nice uphill section
It always pays to look back when you're hiking.
A faint half moon in the sky
Snow lake
Snow lake from one of the campsites. This angle showed more of the smoke in the air. The lake was so clear we could see the fish swimming by. We stopped at Snow lake for a rest and a snack.
Rainier
My husband knows I love trail foot bridges so he had me stop so he could take a photo of me on one.
The junction trail to Bench lake was short and nearly straight down.
Bench lake
Bench lake with a reflection of Mount Rainier.
Bench lake with a photo of us since it's our Anniversary day!
Heading back with another glorious view of Rainier.
Garmin stats:
total miles - 2.5
total ascent - 713 feet
To be continued......
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