[John Morrow]

The Palisades Lakes Trail is such a fun easy trail to Peaks, meadows and lakes alive in Fall color glory! I camped at Dicks Lake Camp in pleasant forest. I enjoyed the sunset hours by scrambling Marcus Peak 6962': first by hiking to Green Park saddle and ascending the Class 2 short North Ridge and descending the even more enjoyable Class 2 West Ridge.

Marcus and Palisade

Marcus from Green Park

North Ridge scramble

Marcus' shadow!

View south

West ridge scramble descent

Colors and Hidden Lake

Up at first light I thoroughly enjoyed the mostly game trail laden traverse of: Brown Peak 6322' South Slide Mountain 6620' Slide Mountain 6339'

Sunrise from Brown Peak

South Slide sunshine

Bull elk below

Sluiskins and Grand Park

South Slide true summit

Moon set over Slide Mtn.

South Slide-Rainier-Slide Mtn

Geese headed south!

Gully route just left of peak

Ascent gully and Slide Mtn

Slide ridge and distant Crest

Beautiful Bear Park

Fall at the Palisades

Mount Rainier National Park

Only noteable route description was the steep gully off the lower east ridge of South Slide to gain access to the basin below Slide Mtn 6339'. Follow an obvious game trail around the east side of the northernmost S. Slide summit leading to a very steep vegetated gully (pictured in "S. Slide true summit" pic above). Then traverse high below the cliffs to the saddle between S. Slide and Slide on more game trails. I returned by ascending a more fun gully with solid scrambing on the edges below and just east of the summit of S. Slide (see pic labelled "Gully route"). Fun stuff!

[Magellan]

Very cool.

[Hikingqueen]

way to get it in before road closes, great pics!