On our final day in Seattle, we woke up early and started driving back to Mount Rainier – hoping for better weather this time. We grabbed a quick breakfast at Starbuck’s and drove straight up to Paradise, where (no surprise) we found the mountain completely socked in again. As a last-ditch effort, we drove east [...]
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Road to Sunrise, Mount Rainier National Park, WA
Posted in 2009 Washington, Mount Rainier, Washington on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reflection Lakes and Narada Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, WA
Posted in 2009 Washington, Mount Rainier, Washington on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We stopped at Reflection Lakes because it was on the list of sites Jen had picked, but with low expectations – the whole point of the lakes is that you can see the mountain reflected in them. Obviously, that was not the case on this day. One thing was clear at the park – Narada [...]
Paradise trails, Mount Rainier National Park, WA
Posted in 2009 Washington, Mount Rainier, Washington on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jen spent a lot of time researching Mount Rainier National Park and knew exactly what to expect at Paradise this time of year – beautiful fields of wildflowers and tall trees in front of a backdrop of the huge mountain. We got two out of three – beautiful flowers and tall trees. Unfortunately, a weather [...]
