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Upper Palisades Lake is one of my yearly pilgrimages at Mt. Rainier, this time an overnight trip.\u00a0 We started the day with a mama bear and her cub along the trail, and were lucky to have a great vantage point for photos without getting too close to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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baby bear (photo by J.J.W.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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mama bear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The water at Palisades Lake is pretty low this time of year, but it’s still a beautiful area.\u00a0 After setting up camp at Palisades Lake, we backtracked a bit and went up to Hidden Lake, which was new to me. We both went for a dip in the **cold** water, but it felt wonderful!\u00a0 Hidden Lake is beautiful, and not many people there which made it even better. In the evening I saw a mountain goat high up on the cliffs above our campsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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campsite at Upper Palisades<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hidden Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hidden Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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COLD water!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hidden Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The next morning J. was brave enough to wake me up at 5:45 to catch the sunrise, and I’m so glad she did, because it was magical watching the Palisades cliffs light up in bright pink. We also got to see and heard elk bugling on the hillside above us at dawn. Wonderful area of Rainier, and a great overnight backpack trip. It’s also a great area to dayhike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Upper Palisades Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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mountain goat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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sunrise reflections<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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sunrise light<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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