1st time for me and adult kiddo. Son hiked up and down barefoot, which was quite impressive.
We arrived around 2:00 p.m. and had most of the trail to ourselves except for one guy who passed us going up and the few who were coming down.The trail was in decent shape and was cool under the canopy. There were a few horseflies near the top, but not too bad.
We had the summit to ourselves (minus one squirrel) for about 30 minutes. Beautiful views of Mount Rainier, Rattlesnake Lake and North Bend.
A couple of people who arrived after us spotted a white mountain goat on the top of Haystack Rock. First time I have seen I've seen one.
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