Following The Sun: Mount Rainier National Park

We spent two beautiful days in Mount Rainier National Park. The weather was awesome and we were able to get some cool hiking in. The first day we drove from our camp site at Ohanapecosh to Paradise and walked up to Panorama Point. It was only two miles up, but we gained 1700 feet in elevation. It was a bit foggy and we only got a few, quick glimpses of the summit.

Alpine Meadows heading up to panorama Point.

Less vegetation, and a little bit of the mountain.

Occasionally some glacier could be seen.

Moving up above tree line.

Sydney found a friendly marmot.

Some were very friendly.

Getting higher and grumpier.

Almost to the top of Panorama Point.

Hard to see, but the elevation is 6800 feet.

This is what you could see on a clear day.

This is what we saw.

Sydney found another friend.

And another friend.

The wildflowers were still pretty.

At least at lower elevations.

On day two we headed towards Paradise and stopped at Reflection Lake. Although the mountain was out in all it's glory on the way up, some clouds rolled in by the time we got there. Some reflection could be seen, but not much. From Reflection Lake we took the Pinnacle Peak. This was another upwards climb, but only 2.6 miles round trip. We saw more of the mountain, but not as much as we would have liked. Mount Adams was also partially hidden, but still the view was pretty great.