Since we didn’t bring snow hiking gear
(who knew that was a thing?),
Chip and Dad found a trail outside of Rainier NP
That we were hopeful would give us great views
Without the treachery of slipping off the terrain.
It was a lovely trail
Which made the 1300 foot ascension in 1.5 miles
A little bit easier
Even with the cool black-and-white effect,
You can still tell it was still foggy
On a clear day,
You can see Mt. St. Helen’s, Mt. Hood and Mt. Rainier…
But today is not a clear day.
The clouds hovered just at the mountain tops
It was a nice spot for lunch and a rest all the same.
We discovered chipmunks love twizzlers!
We waited for nearly an hour,
But the clouds won’t budge.
So we took our Kreed selfie
And headed down the hill
It was thinking about clearing…
Rainier is trying to peak out!
Our friends got a sad phone call as we descended the mountain—
Their dog was really sick and headed to the ICU.
We wanted to give them some space.
We grabbed some drinks, headed to the park,
And found…
THE MOUNTAIN!
We couldn’t believe how HUGE it was!
And hidden right there all this time!
How different Reflection Lakes looks today!
We needed a family picture!
We enjoyed our Rainier beers and Gatorades
And watched the mountain play in the clouds
WHOA!
Maybe one more picture
I mean, wow.
Probably need a park sign picture too
Back at home,
We lived up the house for our last night—
Hot tubbing,
Frolfing,
And a magnificent fire from Beckett and Kylie
We needed some family fire pictures
While we played our best game of Wavelength yet
(Along with My Buddy and Marshmellow)
We learned that Chip is OBSESSED with the stars…
So we headed to the river to take a peek away from the lights.
And look what we saw:
That picture is NOT edited!
They were AMAZING!
The night, the trip, was too perfect to end.
Mom and Beck dozed in the hammock
Before finally calling it a night
Washington, you have been amazing!
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