Day two of my weekend. I camped out at Tamanos Creek and left my overnight gear at the camp site while I hiked up Tamanos Mountain. Here it is looking from Barrier Peak.
The Owyhigh Lakes has some of the most beautiful and abundant wildflowers I've ever seen. Lupine are only pollinated by bees, so these bees where extra busy.
Columbine field with Old Man Of The Mountain or (Western Pasque Flower and Western Anemone)
Owyhigh Lakes with Govenors Ridge to the left and Barrier Peak to the right.
The climber's trail just past Owyhigh Lakes coming from White River. Adventure Guide to Mount Rainier by Jeff Smoot said there was another trail before you get to Tamanos Camp but I didn't see it. I explored a little bit the night before and saw this trail would take me up Tamanos nicely.
It is always cloudy in the mornings of Mount Rainier. Barrier Peak the to left.
Me at the ridge of the false summit, behind me is Little Tahoma.
A good view of Governor's Ridge and Barrier Peak which I hoped to climb later on. I could see a trail going up Barrier Peak from Tamanos Mountain.
Tamanos Mountain elevation 6,790 ft. A great 360 degree view of the mountain and all of it's ridges.
And you can see Sunrise as well.
Myself and the Mountain.
As I descended I saw a mountain goat on the ridge of the false summit.
I decided to try Barrier Peak next, first I had to find the trial which involved a little bushwhacking from Owyhigh Lakes trail. Above is some Beargrass I found blooming.
It was a scamble up to the top, I don't think I went the right way. I thought if I followed the trail any further it would lead me around Governers Ridge. So I made my way up the lose rocky hill side. But when I got to the top I was on a col of Barrier Peak and I knew I did not want to go down the same way I came up so I searched for a way to descend and didn't make it all the way to the summit of Barrier Peak.
Another view of Tamanos Mountain and Owyhigh Lakes, it was a great day even though I didn't make it to the top of Barrier Peak.
I scrambled up the back side where the snow is, directly in the middle of the picture and descended the ridge, as I knew I had taken a foolish way but live and learn.
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