October 2009: Spray Park

A late-season hike to Spray Park. Tthe weather was dry and the skies mostly clear when I arrived at Mowich lake; it was 32 degrees. The puddles in the road were topped with ice, and the wooden trail retainers had thick glaze of ice, and a coating of frost covered the trees on the shaded western slopes. There were sections of ice and thick frost on the trail.

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Spray Park: October 2009

Old Growth Thick forrest at the start of the trail (new Mowich Lake)

Fost (1) Frost on the reddening leaves

Entrance to Spray Park This small footbridge at the top of the switchbacks marks the start of Spray Park

Ice on the Trail A thin layer of ice with water flowing beneath covers the trail

Frost (2) Frost on the undergrowth thickens at higher altitude

Frost (3) A thin layer of frost enhances the fall colors

Spray Park Clumps of trees dot the meadow climbing through Spray Park

Icy Trail Ice makes the trail tricky in some places

Frost Fingers A hikers footprint disturbs the thick frost fingers covering the trail

Climb to the Saddle The final section of the trail to the saddle between Spray Park and Seattle Park

Mt Stuart Mt Stuart peeks through the clouds to the north

Spray Park Looking SW across Spray Park from the Saddle (the saddle between Hessong Rock and Mt Peasant is visible in the background)

Descending through Spray Park The icy trail winds down through the meadows of Spray Park

Mt Rainier Mt Rainier from Spray Park (what's left of the Flett Glacier headwall is in the shadows above the center of the photo)

The Clouds Roll In Low clouds rolling in from below

The Clouds at Tree Line Low clouds enhance the feeling of fall at the tree line

Fall Color at Mowich Lake Fall colors line the shore of Mowich Lake

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