Barrier Peak - 7.25.2009
rodman's 2004 GPS route for Barrier Peak... the same route Denali Girl and I used today... 9.5 miles roundtrip, gaining 3027 feet of elevation.
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From the White River entrance to Mt. Rainier Nat. Park... drive 2 miles to the Owyhigh Lakes trailhead (~3700').
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At ~2.75 miles, cross a footbridge... a good water source and the take-off point for the Tamanos Tarns.
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At ~3.25 miles, Denali Girl has come out of the trees and is surrounded by a huge flower field... Barrier Peak is in the left-center of the photo.
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Lupine and Western Anemone near Owyhigh Lakes... Tamanos Mtn above.
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Red Columbine and Western Anemone near Owyhigh Lakes... Tamanos Mtn above.
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Tiger Lily... with the south side of Barrier Peak above.
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The Cowlitz Chimneys and Mt. Rainier as we climb towards Barrier Peak.
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Almost to the Barrier Peak summit.
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The Cowlitz Chimneys and Mt. Rainier as we near the Barrier Peak summit.
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A pano shot from the Barrier Peak summit of The Cowlitz Chimneys, Mt. Rainier, Goat Island Mtn and Tamanos Mtn.
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Looking down on Owyhigh Lakes from the Barrier Peak summit.
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Denali Girl on the Barrier Peak summit (6521').
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Owyhigh Lakes and Governors Ridge as we hike back to the car.
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Red Columbine alley... 3.5 miles to get back to the car.
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