2025年7月26到8月4號，四個好朋友，分別從新英格蘭，密執安州，芝加哥和聖地亞哥，奔赴西雅圖。一起完成了九天九夜的背包環遊Wonderland 環RARAINIER冰川公園步道。行程大約120英里，一路風景優美，令人流連忘返。其中三人都是第一次體驗多日步道旅行。

九天行程圖如下：

第零天

Red eye flight in, checkout rental car. Get supply at Walmart/Gas station.  NP timed entry. Get permit and cache food at Longmire ranger post. 

Paradise sunset trip

Dinner at Paradise Inn

camp:  paradise river camp

大眾TAOS，租車。

公園門口，timed entry。

第一天 

行程： 15 miles

camp: north puyallup river camp

險情： One team member not arrive camp in time, about to report ranger missing person, contact family via InReach satellite device.  

第二天

行程： 16 miles

camp: Pyramids camp

險情： one member did side trail to high elevation alone,but not getting back to camp when it's dark.

indian henry's cabin & hunting ground, currently served as patrolling ranger's office.

The bridge at Pyramid creek.

第三天

行程： 18 miles

camp: nickel creek

Team members were treated with sweeties. Thanks for Ed.

Reflection Lake is beatiful but not good for swimming, too many observers.

Lake Louis is great for a hiker dip.

detour is not fun. Hard to find the way. Ed almost got lost by misleading cairns.

delicious Thimbleberry. But I am not brave enough to eat yet, until last day of the trip.

180 feet deep Muddy Fork Cowlitz river canyon. 

第四天

行程： 12 miles

camp: Summer land 

險情： one team member not equipped with crampon, Pan Gap where the elevation is high around 6000, walk on ice is quite risky.

Indian Bar camp ground

如廁風景絕對五星級

第五天

行程： 11 miles

camp: Glacier basin camp

At the ranger post to get cached food. 

第六天

行程： 17 miles

camp: Dick creek camp

險情： JIM had a fall on trail due to dizziness, luckily fell on soft trail. 

I didnot hear Jim calling me after his fall. But Jim stepped into this pool again accidentally.

第七天

行程： 8 miles

camp: Eagle roost camp

Jim was found sleeping outside his tent on Dick Creek site. He needed a better pad. 

Here is the so-called carbon glacier.

So many delicious wild berries, all sorts of. 

I lost one of my gaiters while picking up in the bushes.

spray park, this is where the spray are made.

第八天

行程： 27 miles

camp: Lake gorge camp

Mowick Lake camp, we send Ed to visit for the team. If the carbon river bridge was not closed this year, this would be our start/end point for the loop trip.

Golden lakes cabin - the patrolling ranger's office. 2 ranges were actually camping at the lake side. 

At North Pullyaup River Camp (we stayed at day 1) again, we officially finished the wonderland trail loop here. 

South Pullyaup river.

Geogy Lake

第九天

行程： 3 miles， get the parked car. 

Car tire seriously leaking(REAR RIGHT) under 20 PSI. Fix and return

Backpack hiking is a lifestyle. It is a minimalism and naturalism.