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07/26/24 - Myrtle Falls - Scenery On our second day at Mount Rainier, we took a slightly different walk from Paradise and headed to Myrtle Falls. It was different scenery, but full of running water, alpine flowers and rich foliage. There were marmots. We went past the falls and on to the first patch of snow. We were tired, so we used this as our excuse for turning around.	Early on the trail
Postcard	Water
Avalanche lilies
The trail
Two phases of water	Water on a hillside
Melting snow




More flow	Yet more flow
Myrtle Falls

Keywords: marmots, mount rainier

07/25/24 - Myrtle Falls - Flora and Fauna Here are some more pictures from our hike to Myrtle Falls and beyond.	Pasque flowers
We're not sure.	Glimpse of a marmot
So many flowers


Another uncooperative marmot

A more cooperative marmot	Flowers and more flowers

Keywords: marmots, mount rainier

07/24/24 - Mount Rainier We spent a couple of days at Mount Rainier. We stayed outside the park in Ashford, but we had admission passes from recreation.gov, so it was easy to enter the park with minimal wait time. Parking was another matter. The lots fill quickly up at Paradise which sounds like an allegory, but is simply a fact. In any event, we found a spot and headed up the Skyline Trail. It was an amazingly beautiful day. The sky was blue. The air was clear. We could see Mount Rainier above us and mountains far in the distance. The trails were busy with mountaineers carrying gear, families with children and so many others like us just admiring the scenery.	It was a very green year.
Early view of the mountain	First snowfield
Along the trail

	A waterfall in the distance
That is probably Mount Hood in the distance



The sky changing	Mount Hood again
	There were many waterfalls.
The water supply for Paradise

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07/23/24 - Mount Rainier - Flora We seem to have arrived at Mount Rainier for the peak season for alpine blooms. There were a only few glacier lilies but lots of avalanche lilies. The phlox was out along with varieties of paintbrush.	Avalanche lilies
	Phlox
Paintbrush	Rock gardens
Some lupines, too


Looks like heather	Pasque flower
	Stone steps - thank you National Park Service

Corn lilies yet to bloom
	Glacier lilies almost gone
Purple shooting stars

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07/22/24 - Mount Rainier - Fauna At Mount Rainier, it was mainly marmots.	Guess who?

Marmot by the trail
	Red tail

Token chipmunk	Back to marmots

In clover
	Just another little waterfall - not fauna
Not fauna - just a waterfall	More water

Keywords: marmots, mount rainier

10/31/23 - Seattle Morning The next morning, we were up early. We had a great view of the morning sunrise and Mount Rainier.	Mount Rainier
Seattle view	Not quite full daylight
Three antennae	Bluer sky
Cranes: it must be Seattle.	Still early light
View from a window	Another view
Framed view	Mount Rainier aain
Almost day light	Day light

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09/27/23 - Mount Rainier - Carter Falls It was rainy on our most recent trip to Mount Rainier. It was snowing at the top, so we explored waterfalls instead of the high country. the Carter Falls walk took us down to a stony river bed with mists and hills and waterfalls above. We didn't get as close as at Nerada Falls, but we had a nice, cold, wet time exploring.	Misty mountain with waterfalls
Zoomed in on the falls	Mists, mountains and trees
More mist	The rocky river bed
Some fall foliage	Some more mist
Some more bright colors	Down on the river bed
We followed the trail	Downriver a bit
A sapling	Mountain mist in the distance
An old log	We can watch mist for hours, if it isn't too cold and wet out.
Again	The foot bridge
The waterfalls again	A last view

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09/26/23 - Mount Rainier - Nerada Falls We still haven't made it up to the high country of Olympic National Park. Between the destruction of the lodge, the subsequent limits on visitors, the bad air from forest fires, and forest fire and mountain lion attack related closures, we have more or less given up. Now, they are demolishing the ruins of the lodge and the area has been closed for a period, yet again. So, we visited Mount Rainier back in late August, and returned more recently to explore some more. This time we stayed just outside the park, and this time it rained. Actually, it snowed. We didn't make it all the way up to Paradise. There were too many snow covered cars coming down. The rain was heavy where we were, and we had no desire to drive through wet snow to see the heavy fog that would be blocking any view of the mountain. Instead, we decided to cut our losses and see some of the waterfalls along the way. We stopped at Nerada Falls and made our way down to the view point. We could hear the falls even from the parking lot. They were in full force and rain fed. We followed the trail down to the falls overlook. It was green forest and gray mists accented with bits of brightly colored fall foliage.	The back yard at our cabin, one of Betsy's
The trail to Nerada Falls	More of the trail
Lots of foliage and running water	Our first glimpse of the falls
More greenery	More of the falls
Plenty of water	Plenty of mist
Another falls view	More mist in the forest
A bit of color	The falls below

Keywords: high country, waterfall, mount rainier

08/06/23 - Mount Rainier - The Skyline Trail - Part 1 With access to our local national park restricted, we decided to make a quick trip to Mount Rainier. We don't live that far from Mount Rainier, so we decided to drive there, spend a night, take a hike in a new high country and then drive home. Mount Rainier is open, but access is tricky. We lucked out and got a room for one night at the Paradise Inn, so we didn't have to worry as much about parking or entry lines. As it turned out, our plan worked. We rose early and were soon on the Skyline Trail heading up the slope with Mount Rainier and its streams and glaciers looming over us. It was a busy trail but beautiful. The flowers were blooming: lupins, mountain spiraea, bear grass and, inevitably, dirty sock plant. It was wonderful. The country around Paradise at Mount Rainier is greener and wilder than the high country we are used to in the Olympic National Park. Those glaciers above melt and form rivers that seem to run everywhere, punctuated by dramatic waterfalls. There was less of a sense of exposure to wind and sun, but so much was familiar. There were lots of hikers. Most were day hikers like us carrying a small pack or a bottle of water. Some were mountaineers with heavy packs and ice axes and clearly on their way to attempt climbing to the peak. There were quiet moments on the trail followed by hiking groups and family get togethers. All told, our trip was a success. We made it to 1050' or so. Our GPS cut out as it often does and didn't restart until they launch a new satellite or the like. As we climbed, Mount Rainier grew closer and dominated the scene. It was spectacular, and we are already planning a return trip.	Mt. Rainier in the distance with clouds
The clouds constantly shifting	Another look up, now closer
Clouds, glaciers and mountain framed by greenery	Lush high country
One of the many streams	A little waterfall
Dramatic skies	Another dramatic view
A stretch of trail	Lush fields and other, lesser mountains
Those distant peaks	Pasque flowers
Another field of color	Yet closer to the mountain
Gray skies but only a light drizzle	Gentians
More of Mt. Rainier	Buttermilk sky
There's a waterfall a bit left of the center.	That waterfall
More scenery	A stream down below

Keywords: flowers, high country, mount rainier

08/05/23 - Mount Rainier - The Skyline Trail - Part 2 Here are some more pictures from our hike on the Skyline Trail up Mount Rainier.	More dramatic sky
Pink paintbrush	A small stream
A rocky scene	Just a bit of lupine
More high country	More flowers
More rich green	Another waterfall
Another artistically framed photo	Rocks, rich green and glaciers
Green country	Bear grass among others
A tiny stream doing its bit to keep the high country green	A valley view
More corn lilies	Forest and green
More green	A typical array
Bright flowers	A lone mushroom
More flowers	A field of flowers

Keywords: flowers, high country, mount rainier