Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Tag: Mt Rainier National Park
Magical Moonrise Over Mt. Rainier
It was the end of 2020, our first full year of Covid. Travels were still limited to outdoor spaces, so we bundled up and headed to the mountain in our backyard. It was clear and sunny, snowy and beautiful, that day. We stopped by… Continue Reading “Magical Moonrise Over Mt. Rainier”
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Rainy Day in Paradise
We’d been in a heat wave for several days and were looking for a place to cool down. We found it in Paradise, on Mt. Rainier. We didn’t mind the rain as there were fewer people on the trail to Myrtle Falls. I wore… Continue Reading “Rainy Day in Paradise”
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Which Tree? Why the Douglas-Fir, of course!
It should be Washington State’s Tree, but apparently Oregon has that distinction. (Washington’s is the Western Hemlock.) But the Doug-Fir is the tree I see the most, or perhaps the one I recognize most easily on the trail. Tall, dark and handsome with thick… Continue Reading “Which Tree? Why the Douglas-Fir, of course!”
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Is this Washington’s Best Hike?
You decide. Start at the Paradise Visitor Center and take the trail to Myrtle Falls. Then leave the crowds behind and keep on going, up, up, up! Past the 6,400 elevation mark you’ll enter the land of polished rock and wide-open skies; if you’re… Continue Reading “Is this Washington’s Best Hike?”
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Oo-la-la! A Fall Trip to Mt Rainier
On our last sunny Saturday we headed to Mt Rainier for a fall hike, and we took the Stevens Canyon entrance on the east side of the park and avoided the crowds. The mountain was out and glorious, and interesting clouds filled the sky.… Continue Reading “Oo-la-la! A Fall Trip to Mt Rainier”
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Sun Goes Down, Sun Comes Up at Paradise, Mt. Rainier
For this week’s Sunday Stills Challenge, I went searching through my archives for pictures of sunrise and sunset, since I had little to draw from so far in 2024. I intended to use multiple locations but got stuck in Paradise, at Mt Rainier. We… Continue Reading “Sun Goes Down, Sun Comes Up at Paradise, Mt. Rainier”
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Reflections on a Lake over Chinook Pass
It made a nice day trip over the mountains with a good excuse – to look at a camper for sale in Yakima. (We can’t seem to give up the thought of camping.) We headed south to Mt Rainier via Highway 410 and up… Continue Reading “Reflections on a Lake over Chinook Pass”
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No Sheep but Plenty to Love on our Hike to Sheep Lake
I’m not sure where the name came from as there were no sheep to be had. But every time we crossed Chinook Pass to the other side of the mountains, Bob had noticed the trailhead and the hikers ascending, so we finally made the… Continue Reading “No Sheep but Plenty to Love on our Hike to Sheep Lake”
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Walking in a Riverbed at Mt. Rainier – Following the Nisqually River
The promised sun and highest temperatures of the year finally arrived in the Pacific Northwest after an interminably cold and rainy spring. You may ask why we’d wish to go to a snow-covered Mt. Rainier on such a warm and lovely day to which… Continue Reading “Walking in a Riverbed at Mt. Rainier – Following the Nisqually River”
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Our Beautiful Corner of the #Earth – in Washington State
Earth Day was April 22nd, and though I’m a bit late, let’s just call it Earth Week, how about? When I think of our beautiful planet, the stage on which we live our lives, I think of all the natural beauty surrounding me in… Continue Reading “Our Beautiful Corner of the #Earth – in Washington State”
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