I saw a sign in the White River campground that tonight (9/22) was the last night of camping for the year.
I've hiked all the Burroughses before, but not from this start and end point. It was a great balance of sun and shade, up and down. I'll say the "side" trip to Third Burroughs on this loop really adds some work.
Started and finished early, before the overcast cloud cover came in. Although I got a lot of that traversing down to Glacier Basin. White River to Sunrise portion was a little steeper than I anticipated and made for an excellent primer for the day.
Most foot traffic was on the Burroughs trail. Didn't see much in the way of animals, just a few baby squirrels.
Tahoma had a massive lenticular cloud the entire time, and an oddly shaped cloud next to it that cast quite a large shadow while I was at Third Burroughs for my lunch break.
Grateful to hike this loop in my favorite month of the year to get out.
RT 12.0m/3900ft
Comments
slo go on White River to Sunrise, Burroughs Mountain, Glacier Basin
Yes, this is a great hike. Georg and I do this hike along with Dege and the Freemont Lookout while the campground is still open and the road to Sunrise closed. Did it 2 years ago, saw 3 people until we hit the Glacier Basin Trail on our return. We did it the same way you did with the Mountain in view as we hiked down to the GBT. Fall colors were in full display. Almost eerie standing on the 2nd Burroughs with no one around and Frozen Lake and surrounding trails void of people.
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slo go on Sep 23, 2024 09:07 AM
Dream Delay on White River to Sunrise, Burroughs Mountain, Glacier Basin
I would like to see it further into the shoulder season. It was mostly quiet along all routes yesterday, save the Burroughs portion.
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Dream Delay on Sep 23, 2024 09:57 AM