What: This training is an opportunity to learn about the carnivores of Mt Rainier while we look for scat samples and hike largely over snow. While snowshoes are not needed, gaiters are recommended.

Where: We will meet at the Fourth Crossing Trailhead - just beyond the Paradise parking lot - and hike to Mazama Ridge and back to the Fourth Crossing. We will turn around if conditions are unsuitable.

Everyone will get a chance to learn how to collect scats, but you should be prepared to turn around if you become uncomfortable on the snow.

After 11:00am, you will be able to hike on your own. Come prepared with a lunch and water.

We will provide you with an email that you can share at any Mount Rainier entrance gate to get access without a time-entry permit to the Paradise corridor.