Lupines and Indian Paintbrush blooming along the Palisades Trail.

Mt. Rainier peeks from a nearby ridge at the beginning of the Palisades Trail at Sunrise Point.

White River Valley and the Cowlitz Chimneys from Sunrise Point.

Tall Bluebells (Latin name: Mertensia paniculata) in full flower along the Palisades Trail in Mt. Rainier National Park.

Sunrise Lake just off the Palisades Trail in Mt. Rainier National Park.

A meadow of flowers blooming along the Palisades Trail in Mt. Rainier National Park.

The Palisades rise up from the valley floor along Palisades Trail.

The Palisades rise up from the valley floor along Palisades Trail.

The rugged Palisades rise up high into the sky.

Upper Palisades Lake with the edge of the Palisades dropping down to the sapphire colored lake.

The rugged Palisades rise up high into the sky. They make a great backdrop as you hike along the Palisades Trail.

Lower Palisades Lake as viewed near the end of the maintained trail for Palisades Lakes Trail.

Upper Palisades Lake with the edge of the Palisades dropping down to the sapphire colored lake with flowers in full bloom in mid-July.

I think these flowers are Mountain Buttercups. These are on an unmaintained trail to Brown Peak above Upper Palisades Lake.

The white flowers of Western Anemone (Latin name: Anemone occidentalis) soon change in to a shaggy green head. These were growing along the Palisades Trail in Mt. Rainier National Park.

Climbing up to Brown Peak from Upper Palisades Lake. This is looking down at Upper Palisades Lake.

Mt. Rainier comes into view when climbing up to Brown Peak from Upper Palisades Lake.

Climbing up to Brown Peak from Upper Palisades Lake. This is looking down a hillside of lupines with Upper Palisades Lake in the background.

This is one of the lakes next to Dick's Lake Camp along the Palisades Lakes Trail.

Taking a side-trip to Hidden Lake, the trail crosses over the outlet stream from Hidden Lake. The moisture from the creek supplies this large patch of wildflowers.

Hidden Lake is reached from a short, steep side-trail from Palisades Trail. The emerald water is an ideal place to soak your feet after a rewarding hike.

Columnar basalt forms cliffs above Hidden Lake in Mt. Rainier National Park.

A frog basks in the sun at Hidden Lake in Mt. Rainier National Park.

Beautiful white bell-shaped flowers of White Mountain Heather (Latin name: Cassiope mertensiana) form a low mound of white flowers on the shores of Hidden Lake.