rodman's GPS route... starting at Mowich Lake we took the red route on the way in and the green route on the way out.

Shortly after entering Spray Park you see Hessong Rock (6385').

Then Mt. Pleasant (6454').

Observation Rock in front of Mt. Rainier... taken from the middle of Spray Park.

rodman walking in Spray Park on the Wonderland Trail.

We've turned southeast and left the maintained trail... looking back on Hessong Rock and Mt. Pleasant.

rodman is heading for Echo Rock (7870') on the left and Observation Rock (8364') on the right.

Clouds to the west.

Looking back on Spray Park, we're high enough now to see all of Mother Mtn on the right.

A giant mud puddle.

rodman scopes out the first target...

and the second target...

Another look back at Spray Park as we climb higher.

rodman starts across an easy snow field.

We've reached the Flett Glacier and will have to use the rock because we don't have crampons.

We will still need to cross some of the Flett Glacier to get over to Echo Rock.

A look over to Observation Rock as we cross the Flett Glacier towards Echo Rock.

The Flett Glacier is very icy and crevassed.

rodman is heading for Echo's south ridge which will give us the easiest summit access.

We won't have any problem finding the boot path.

rodman starts up the boot path... we will go up to the cliffy section... then left, traversing underneath the cliffs until we find the easy Class 3 route to the summit.

Looking down on the Flett Glacier that we crossed to reach Echo.

rodman is almost to the cliffy section on Echo Rock.

rodman has reached the cliffy section... the Russell Glacier is on the right and the Carbon Glacier is on the left.

rodman is traversing underneath the cliffy section and heading for the north end of Echo Rock.

Easy Class 3.

Almost on the summit.

The final few steps to the Echo Rock summit at 7870 feet.

A panorama shot of Rainier and Observation Rock taken from the Echo Rock summit.

Observation Rock from the Echo Rock summit.

Clouds are starting to form around Rainier as we look at the Russell Glacier from Echo Rock.

Spray Park from the Echo Rock summit... peaks include Hessong Rock, Mt. Pleasant, Fay Peak, Tolmie Peak and Mother Mtn.

Crescent Mtn, the Sluiskins, Old Desolate, and Elysian Fields from the Echo Rock summit.

This gives a idea of the depth of the Flett Glacier.

rodman has left Echo Rock and is heading to Observation Rock... we will get to Observation from the ridge on the far left (south).

rodman is almost to the ridge south of Observation Rock.

We've reached the ridge south of Observation Rock... this is the smaller of the two bumps on Observation... we will follow good boot path to the left and go around to an easier summit route.

A look back at Echo Rock from the ridge south of Observation Rock.

rodman is on the west side of Observation Rock.

rodman is heading for the lower of Observation's two high points... I'm going for the highest point...