On Monday, October 31, 2011. The ladies Monday group of hikers decided to hike up to Eagle Peak. Bronka, Ealane, Carol W., Carol L., and Gertrude and me. It was a cloudy and drizzly day, but we did not let weather cloud our day. We were all excited and ready to get out and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Mt. Rainier park and conquer Eagle Peak.
I had never been to Eagle Peak, so I was looking forward to go there. We parked in Longmire and walked over to the bridge that crossed the Nisqually River. The marker at the trailhead said 3.9 miles. As we hiked up the trail I was pleasantly surprised as to how nice it was.
After hiking up about two miles, we started to get into some snow. The higher we went the flakes got bigger, so we decided to go back and have lunch near a creek. It was really nice, not raining nor snowing. I think we were all ready to eat after hiking up hill for a while.
After lunch we hiked back down the trail. Although still a little drizzly, we all had a wonderful time of just visiting with one another. Bronka always brings a little sunshine with her and sprinkles it on all of us.
