2014-08-02_Grandpark

Family hike to Grand Park in Mt. Rainier National park
Untitled Panorama1x1920 IMG 8440xClouds The sky above Tehaleh at 6:00AM IMG 8436xClouds960 The sky above our house before we left for the hike. IMG 8448xRossMomRandy960 Mom and her two boys.
IMG 8473xAlongTrail960 The trail is in very good shape. IMG 8449xLakeEleanor960 Lake Eleanor IMG 8475xTrail960 Large trees dominate the forest. IMG 8477xSteps960 There are 80 of these steps on the last uphill approach to the park
IMG 8478xStepsMom960 When will these steps ever end? IMG 8479xRainier960 Entering Grand Park IMG 8482xTrail960 IMG 8486xMountain960 The first full view of Mt. Rainier.
IMG 8488xMomBoys960 IMG 8511xFremont960 Mt Fremont fire lookout. IMG 8510xClimbersCircles1920 Circled mountain climbers returning from the summit. IMG 8520xFamily960
IMG 8521xRainier960 IMG 8522xFremontRainier960 IMG 8529xBW 960 IMG 8504xRandyHammock960 Randy in his hammock
IMG 8566xDadMom960 IMG 8570yFamily-960 IMG 8576xTrailOut960 Silvered groves of trees are common. IMG 8580xFlower960
IMG 8590xBlowDown960 There were several wind blow-downs. IMG 8593xVan960 Awaiting the old folks.