Decided to pay a visit to Sunrise area this year for the first time. Booked my timed entry for the 7 - 9 AM the evening before without any problems. The line getting to the park was also short.
Owyhigh trail was a bit deserted this morning with only 3 vehicles parked at the trailhead.
There's only one big blowdown blocking the trail that I am aware of, otherwise the trail was very easy to navigate.
Saw a big bear not far from the trail munching berries. There were definitely lots and lots of juicy sweet huckleberries on the trail and I ate some of them. The last bit of Tamanos involved some scramble and it's a bit exposed. The gpx route I had were kinda all over the place but I sticked towards climbers left.
The summit register was sealed shut. Maybe it was me but I couldn't open it 🙃. I guess I ate too much berries and was somewhat distracted and left my trekking poles probably somewhere near the berries or before the scramble section. If found, you may bring them to the nearby ranger station and I will collect them later. Thank you!
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Vik on Tamanos Mountain, Owyhigh Lakes
Nice photos. I remember hiking to Tamanos and crossing an exposed section on the way to Summit only to realize on my way down that I should have kept left, went through brush and avoided it.
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Vik on Sep 01, 2025 10:00 AM