The Adventure Guys - Sunrise area to open Thursday

The inside story on outside recreation

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

Posted by Jeff Mayor @ 08:54:37 am

Visitors will have more places to go, sort of, at Mount Rainier National Park starting Thursday.

The road to Sunrise, Sunrise Lodge, snack bar and visitor center will open Thursday. Don’t plan to do much hiking there, however. A park news release said there is 3 to 10 feet of snow still on the ground and trails in the area are generally inaccessible.

Also scheduled to open Thursday is the the White River Campground. That might be delayed because silt from the heavy snow melt is clogging the water system. The release said park maintenance staff are hoping to have the system operating and tested by Thursday. For updates on the campground, call the park at 360-569-2211.

Elsewhere in the park, Mowich Lake Road is open to the Paul Peak Trailhead. Up to 8 feet of snow remains on the road beyond Paul Peak.

Carl Fabiani told me last night that visitors should expect to find snow, lots of it in many places, on any trail above 3,500 to 4,000 feet in elevation.

Categories: Jeffrey P. Mayor, Mount Rainier, Hiking, Adventure Guys, Camping

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We admit it. We've got great jobs. How many people get told by their bosses to go out and play? We write about those experiences each Thursday in The News Tribune’s Adventure section. But there's always more to the story. Here, Craig Hill and Jeffrey P. Mayor will share the inside stories on their adventures - including their misadventures - plus post news and answer your questions.

CRAIG HILL

Craig Hill is The News Tribune’s injury-prone Adventure writer. After eight years covering college football and basketball, he started writing about adventure sports in 2004. He writes about everything from mountaineering and cycling to skiing and camping. You can reach him at craig.hill@thenewstribune.com

JEFFREY P. MAYOR

Jeffrey P. Mayor has been The News Tribune’s Adventure editor since 2003, and oversees our weekly Adventure section. His coverage focuses on fishing, hunting, Mount Rainier and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can reach him at jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com