I hiked the second leg of my journey on July 24th between Reflection Lakes and Longmire. Although not contiguous with the first leg, it had the benefit of being mostly snow free.
This leg of the trail was made possible by the Shuttle Bus service at Mount Rainier. I parked at Longmire, took the bus up to Narada Falls, hiked up to Reflection Lakes and then back. It was a beautiful day, about 65 degrees F when I started.
The section between Narada Falls and Reflection Lakes included an elevation gain of approximately 500 feet (150m) which I then retraced as I hiked down to Longmire, a loss of approximately 2100 feet (640m). One of the most heavily travelled parts of the Wonderland Trail, I saw scores of other hikers, mostly between Cougar Rock campground and Carter Falls.
Most of the snow that I encountered was near Reflection Lakes, but it felt good on the feet on a nice, summer day.
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