Welcome to Paradise…now let’s get to hiking. 

The clouds and fog were aplenty in Mt. Rainier today but we still did the hikes and snuck peeks of it.  

Looking toward Tatoosh Range. Might be Lane Peak or Pinnacle Peak. This was snapped as we walked to the Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center. 

D1 athletes? 🤣

Since it was cloudy and weren’t sure how much hiking we felt like, we opted for start with an easy one. Skyline to Myrtle Falls. This one mile roundtrip had 100 elevation gain. 

Someone needed an energy boost after this steep hike. 

As we headed back down…a plan emerged to just go up a little more. Repeatedly until we had achieved an elevation gain of 916 feet. That’s quite different than we planned. There were several trails that connected and a lot to see. That helped (the adults at least) with us wanting to just go .2 more).  

Mt. Rainier was what we kept hiking toward but it hid well today. 

We did see lots of remaining snow. 

At the visitor’s center we had decided not to do what we were we ended up adding bit by bit to the hike. Definitely could have used poles and different shoes. 

There is a sign that says exactly the opposite of this behavior. 🤦🏼‍♀️

#MAsummer

This guy posed for the group for a bit. Wanting to make sure we got his best sides. 

I started this with pants and a long sleeve shirt on. I removed both of those just after coming down from Myrtle Falls. Could be the out of shape hot that I kept getting. Everyone else seemed to have on puffer jacks and layers.  

Snack at the top. We stopped at Glacier Vista 6336 feet and sat a bit before heading back. 

It was nice to be hiking in these cooler temperatures.

We went different routes in the way down so more great views to enjoy. 

Reflection Lake  -  While Mt. Rainier may have been hiding-the lake still did its job. 

Pictures will never do it justice. 

You can see Mt. Rainier peeking through. That would be so awesome to see. Might just have to return one day. 

It’s trying. 

Box Canyon. Wow is all I can say. We hiked canyons in our first National Park trip-to see water running like this through one is wild.