Day 170: This one's for my friends in Flatland. Eagle Peak's summit is roughly a mile and a half as the crow flies from Longmire, and 3000' above it. A 3.7 mile trail to the saddle between Eagle and Chutla is maintained, but the more adventuresome hiker may wish to scramble the last 400' to the summit over rough rock and one ledge. I've done it many times despite being a little too short for some of the stretches, especially on the descent. That said, Eagle is but a foothill, a bump in the terrain compared to 14,410' Mount Rainier only a few more miles away. Anybody want to take a lunchtime lichen walk with me?
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