Silver Springs - Sunrise
The route to Sunrise is over the highest road in Washington State
with views of Mount Rainier and the surrounding area to die for.
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We started at Silver Springs Campground just outside Rainier National Park
and slowly climbed to the top, taking us over 3 hours.
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This is a favorite route for local cyclists and
we passed other cyclists all along the way to the top.
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After White River Campground near the entrance there are no major
rest stops till Sunrise Point overlooking beautiful Mirror Lake.
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Thus, we were more than happy to take a short rest
to view the sites before we made our final five miles to the top.
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On the way down was just as spectacular as on the way up, but
this leg of the trip took just one hour at speeds averaging over 20mph.
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