Day three was by far the clearest day we had at Mt. Rainier. We took Dad and Christina up to Sunrise to see the views. Day three was also a Saturday.We soon realized that would mean LOTS of people. We more than once gave up on stopping at sites, because it was just too hard to fine parking spots. However, we did drive through a lot of the park that day, including Paradise, and saw a lot of amazing views.
We stopped by Grove of the Patriarchs, a small area of the park that boasts some very big trees. Some have already fallen, but some are still standing and alive.
The actual grove has to be accessed by a suspension bridge that proved to be a bit of an obstacle since there were so many people trying to cross over!
Christina, Mom and Amber standing under some very big trees!
We got different views of Mt. Rainier as we rounded the southern side of the park. It was just as stunning from each new angle! Here is one shot from a viewpoint near Paradise. I didn't take many pictures as we drove through the park, because I was driving. :-)
And there you have the last of our adventures at Mt. Rainier. It was not quite the last trip of the season for me, though. Stay tuned for Hawaii!
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