Snowfields on Grand Pass may linger throughout the summer, but are generally easy to scale
The trail runs south from Obstruction Point along Lillian Ridge
The trail levels around this broad, damp meadow to the first stage climb to Cameron Pass
A tarn lies in open tundra just beneath Grand Pass
Upper Cameron Basin is a large meadow complex dotted with swales and ringed by berries
View over Grand Valley from Grand Pass (6,448')
Olympic marmot are unique to the peninsula and found nowhere else
The trail drops 2,245' in just 1.8 miles from Grand Pass to Cameron Creek
The descent from Grand Pass to Grand Valley is fairly moderate compared to the Cameron side
Upper Cameron Basin turns deep red from maturing blueberry patches in the fall
The trail rises over treeline to a moonscape flat just below Cameron Pass
Gladys Lake, the last campsite between Grand Valley and Cameron Creek
Tiger Lilies belong to the same family as onions, garlic, and asparagus
The trail threads steep, perennial snowfields up to Cameron Pass
Upper Cameron Basin expands through treeline into a stream-braided alpine expanse
The trail through Grand Valley steepens past Gladys Lake into the open alpine
Upper Cameron Basin campsites are located about 1.2 miles and 1'000 below the pass
After 1.65 miles of open rolling tundra, the trail drops quickly into Grand Valley
The trail continues steeply south from Cameron Pass into the Lost River valley
Cameron Creek valley opens with views of a waterfall and Mt Rainier (east)
Tarns are defined as snow-fed alpine ponds with no outlet
Perennial snow cover limits vegetation on the north side of Cameron Pass
Cameron Pass spans a long saddle that can be walked for some distance up to neighboring peaks
Grand Valley's stream fed meadows are rife with a variety of wildflowers
Moose Lake is located in Grand Valley, 3.85 miles from Obstruction Point
The meadows and swales of Upper Cameron Basin (5,450')
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