Nov 2nd, 2008 by toryssa
This morning we got up and over breakfast decided that we would drive to Mt. Rainier today.
The idea was that we would enjoy all the great fall colors on the drive and explore a place that I’ve never been.
Which is pretty ridiculous. I’ve grown up in a place where I can see The Mountain from my window, but I’ve never actually gone to see it up close and personal like.
It turned out that we never got to actually see the mountain at all, even though we were a quarter of the way up it. The view today was probably better from our living room.
We did some hiking in the rain, saw trees that looked like they were on fire and some wildlife.
When we got to Paradise we went in for a cup of lovely hot chocolate as it was just starting to snow. We came out, twenty minutes later and there was a good three inches on the ground. It was sheer madness, and it thrilled us to bits.
8 Responses to “Sundays are good for long drives”
Those photos are amazing! Such beauty so close to your home! Thanks for sharing!
It’s so pretty!
That is so awesome. Great pictures. Sounds like it was a perfect day.
Nice REAL Niiiiiice…. It was like 65-68 degres here this weekend after 30 degrees 2 days prior (typical Chicago PSYCHO weather!!) == ^OvO^ AB-SO-FARGIN-LUTE-LY Tres’ Beaux pix, looks like a GREAT day fer hiking, GREAT for the boy too!! !! That’s what I did all weekend too, a bunch of hiking and GEOCACHING (google it…) along rivers, and fished in between finds :]
That is gorgeous. I am a little jealous.
All great pictures, the one of the bridge…did you take that from your car? because if you did you must have the cleanest windshield on the planet, and I am very impressed!
They are all from the car except the lake one… that was the only point in the day that it wasn’t raining. The rain didn’t stop us from going outside, but it stopped me from bringing my camera with.
I have to be honest, I’ve never been to Mt. Rainier either. I have been to Mt. Saint Helens tons of times. Gifford Pinchot National Forest is gorgeous.