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The lake is ideal for setting up camp and doing some exploring. A top goal is the rough boot path that goes west over a low pass before continuing to Scout Lake (no camping allowed) and the tiny but dramatically scenic Stone Ponds. You can also follow a scramble route to the top of Mount Lena or go south into the narrow basin containing Milk Lake.

Mount Bretherton provides a beautiful backdrop for Upper Lena Lake in Olympic National Park.

photo by Douglas Lorain

This alpine meadow sits just below ssss1 in the Goat Rocks Wilderness.

Southern Mount Rainier and the Goat Rocks

The undisputed king of the Cascade Mountains, Mount Rainier rises 14,410 feet into the Pacific Northwest sky and is visible for hundreds of miles in every direction. The national park that surrounds the mountain is much beloved, not only by locals but also by admiring tourists from around the world. Only the southern part of the mountain is close enough for a reasonable weekend trip from Portland, but that includes some of the park’s best scenery, including amazingly abundant wildflowers, enormous glaciers, stunning mountain views, plenty of wildlife, dozens of waterfalls—the list of wonders is almost endless.