August 13th, 2013 by sara

More Rainier!

Here are some of my photos from the trip.  We saw so many huge trees, and trees growing out of trees!
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This is one of my favorites.

 

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Up at Paradise, all the wildflowers were in bloom.  The kids really REALLY wanted to hike up to where there was snow, but this year in August, that would have been a bit too tough for the little ones.  The meadows of flowers sure were beautiful, though!

 

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Later that day we hiked a few (steep) miles to two lakes.  This is Bench Lake – a beautiful reflection of the mountain and a nice spot to snack.

 

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Nora loved the log bridges.  She said they were her favorite part of the hike.

 

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I liked the root steps.

 

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Nora liked this picture because it made her have snow on her head.

 

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This was a very cool bridge over to the Grove of the Patriarchs – lots of 1000+ year old trees!  Jonah loved this bridge, and loved that you’re supposed to cross one at a time.  ;)

 

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By the end of the third day’s hike, Nora was wearing out.  We had traveled a lot of miles for three-year-old legs.  She told us, “My legs are rotten…”  So she got a lift.  Lucky girl.  :)

 

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Comments

One Response to “More Rainier!”
  1. Gran and Grandad says

    Dear Sean, Sara, Jonah and Nora,

    What a beautiful set of pictures about your vacation at Mt. Rainer. You obviously had a wonderful time, So many places are beautiful this time of year. Did you get any huckle berries? The pictures of Bench Lake were especially important to we Grandparents, as were many of the other scenes as well. Grandad took Sean and Larry fishing and hiking at the lake. Gran and Grandad had a lovely picnic at the lake while we were “a courtin” over 40 years ago. It is so good to see your family having all of these experiences. You fill us with love.,

    Gran and Grandad

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