Weds Sept 10
We're up early and moving away from the Pacific Ocean. The southern part of the Olympic NP loop is normal cities and no mountains. Lots of logging has been and is taking place. Aberdeen did have a wonderful Safeway that had delicious donuts. We have yet to visit Voodoo Donuts in Portland, but Safeway was good.
There was a commercial flower growing farm on the way.
Detoured along an exciting Forest Service Road to a Mt St Helens overlook. Why do interesting natural curiosities have to be located at the end of 40 miles of bad road.
Finally in Mt Rainier NP we stopped for lunch, and were visited by a Stellar Jay. He was very blue when in flight.
Wishing as hard as we could didn't bring the mountain out. It was hidden by clouds coming over from the north.
After scoring a really good parking place at the Paradise Inn we hiked the Nisqually Vista trail because it was near and not strenuous. The weather station is mounted 30 feet in the air so the snow pack stays beneath it in the winter.
Lots of wildflowers, and a marmot that was taking advantage of the late summer eating. He looked pretty bulky and ready for the winter. He was also unafraid of humans. Must have known he was in a national park.
Strange tree. Seven trunks, some joining higher in the tree.
Finally, at sunset, the mountain came out. And it was beautiful. Mt Rainier looks here like it's sponsored by the same guy as on the tail fin of Alaska Airlines jets.
Not Mt Rainier, but also beautiful. I believe this is Tatoosh.
We're up early and moving away from the Pacific Ocean. The southern part of the Olympic NP loop is normal cities and no mountains. Lots of logging has been and is taking place. Aberdeen did have a wonderful Safeway that had delicious donuts. We have yet to visit Voodoo Donuts in Portland, but Safeway was good.
There was a commercial flower growing farm on the way.
Detoured along an exciting Forest Service Road to a Mt St Helens overlook. Why do interesting natural curiosities have to be located at the end of 40 miles of bad road.
Finally in Mt Rainier NP we stopped for lunch, and were visited by a Stellar Jay. He was very blue when in flight.
Wishing as hard as we could didn't bring the mountain out. It was hidden by clouds coming over from the north.
After scoring a really good parking place at the Paradise Inn we hiked the Nisqually Vista trail because it was near and not strenuous. The weather station is mounted 30 feet in the air so the snow pack stays beneath it in the winter.
Lots of wildflowers, and a marmot that was taking advantage of the late summer eating. He looked pretty bulky and ready for the winter. He was also unafraid of humans. Must have known he was in a national park.
Strange tree. Seven trunks, some joining higher in the tree.
Finally, at sunset, the mountain came out. And it was beautiful. Mt Rainier looks here like it's sponsored by the same guy as on the tail fin of Alaska Airlines jets.
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