Snoquera Falls Loop — Wednesday, Mar. 8, 2000

Mount Rainier Area > Chinook Pass - Hwy 410

THIS WAS A NICE LITTLE MID-WEEK BREAK FOR US. THE 1/4 MILE NATURE TRAIL HAD A LG. BLOW-DOWN AND SOME ICY SPOTS, BUT THE TRAIL UP TO THE FALLS WAS IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. THERE WAS ONLY 1 BLOW-DOWN THAT WAS EASY TO STEP AROUND AND A FEW LITTLE PATCHES OF SNOW OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE TRAIL. RIGHT AT THE BASE OF THE FALLS THERE IS A LITTLE HARD-PACKED SNOW. NOT MUCH SHOW TO THE WATERFALL, MORE LIKE A TRICKLE. THE TRAIL WAS DRY AND MADE FOR A NICE AFTERNOON. NOBODY ELSE ON THE TRAIL. SAW SOME ELK SCAT BUT NO ANIMALS OTHER THAN A CHIPMUNK AND SOME BIRDS.