About Simple Goodness Sisters
Simple Goodness Sisters is a line of specialty beverage products crafted to make the tastiest possible drinks at home, simply. Farmed just down from the mountain in Wilkeson, Simple Goodness Sisters products capture the intense, pure flavors of a season and naturally preserve them. With simple syrups in seasonal flavors, rimming sugars and salts, and “drinking vinegar” shrubs, Simple Goodness Sisters products make delicious craft cocktails, mocktails, and more.


Timeline:

9:00 a.m.: Check-In opens, Location: Gondola Plaza – base area

9:30 a.m.: Meet Guides & take gondola ride to summit

10:00 a.m.: Start Crystal Mountain trail, Location: Summit Ridgeline

11:00 a.m.: Mountain to Glass ingredient harvest, Location: Lake Elizabeth

11:30 a.m.: Trailside Treat, Location: Henskin Lake

1:00 p.m.: Lunch & Craft Cocktail Workshop, Location: Mountain Commons Lodge

3:00 p.m.: End of event

Age: 21+


What to bring:
- Water
- Sunscreen
- Comfortable footwear with good traction
- Bring layers (It can get cold in the shade even on hot days)


Hiking Options:

Easy: Hike ‘Summit Ridgeline’, starting the day off with a gondola ride to the summit, guided interpretive hike of the summit ridgeline learning about the natural environment and history of the area, then take the gondola where lunch awaits.

Moderate: Hike ‘Summit to Base’, starting the day off with a gondola ride to the summit and descending Crystal Mountain to Silver Creek trail with foraging stops along the journey.

SUMMIT TO BASE (CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN TO SILVER CREEK TRAIL) Ride the Mt. Rainier Gondola to the summit, walk the service road towards the Green Valley chairlift, take a sharp left just before the chairlift. The Crystal Mountain trail starts below Powder Bowl. Meander through ski runs, alpine lakes, and an old mining area called Jim Town. Once you reach Henskin Lake, you will continue onto the Silver Creek trail back to the base area. 4.8 miles, 2,472 ft elevation loss, taking approx. 3 hours to hike.

For more information about our hiking trails, visit our hiking page.