Tradition Lake Loop

I encountered a black bear on the "Around the Lake" trail on my way back to the car, somewhat near the lake lookout platform. When I came upon him, he seemed to be crossing the trail to the side furth...

It was a beautiful day to take a long sojourn on the north side of Tiger Mountain before summiting West Tiger No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, then descending via the Talus Rock Trail. There are few surprises...

As the header suggests, I strung together a number of trails to make a loop. I started and ended at East Sunset Way Trailhead. Trailhead to Trailhead the loop in ten miles. I came by transit (Rt 554)....

Relaxing hike on a not so wet day. On Swamp Trail I took the Story section I’ve not done before. It holds a nice boardwalk over the wet swampy area and some large stinky skunk cabbage. There was also ...

no rain for the past couple of days, so some soft spots of dirt but nothing muddy.

Rough day of weather but we trekked on. We walked by a lot of trail crews during our hike and they were very nice and all of whom said hi. With the heavy rain and wind it was very muddy and even thoug...

easy and peekaboo views of the lake

2/7/26 • Tradition Plateau LoopsParking:Lots of parking available. There were only 2 cars when we arrived around 1 PM (on a Saturday!)Route:Rainier Trail → Tradition Plateau Trail → Puget Power Trail ...

I hiked here with my mom and my dog and we really enjoyed it! It was a relatively easy hike and nicely-maintained with plenty of nature, trees, bushes throughout all the trails. When we went, we saw p...

Hiked Section Line, parts of Adventure Trail and Tradition Lake to get to Section Line from E Sunset Way trailhead. No downed trees crossing trail, just a few muddy spots and puddles. Pretty good shap...