After feeling like we had covered what we wanted to see in Olympic, we left a day earlier than planned and headed toward Mount Rainier by way of Chinook Pass Highway. We did not have timed entry reservations for the Sunrise side of Mount Rainier.
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Rainier started with the drive-in, roadside elk, and boondocking before the park days really locked in.
White River was the better camp setup and the eastern base for the Sunrise side of the park.
Sunrise added the easier overlooks and visitor center moments when the bigger hike day was over.
The Burroughs / Fremont day was one of the big alpine effort hikes, with goats, marmots, and nonstop volcano views.
Longmire shifted the trip to the park's lower-elevation historic side with forest trails and classic roadside waterfalls.
Skyline was the headline Paradise hike, with marmots, wildflowers, waterfalls, and the most iconic open Rainier views.
Rainier started with the drive-in, roadside elk, and boondocking before the park days really locked in.
White River was the better camp setup and the eastern base for the Sunrise side of the park.
Sunrise added the easier overlooks and visitor center moments when the bigger hike day was over.
The Burroughs / Fremont day was one of the big alpine effort hikes, with goats, marmots, and nonstop volcano views.
Longmire shifted the trip to the park's lower-elevation historic side with forest trails and classic roadside waterfalls.
Skyline was the headline Paradise hike, with marmots, wildflowers, waterfalls, and the most iconic open Rainier views.
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After feeling like we had covered what we wanted to see in Olympic, we left a day earlier than planned and…
We did not have timed entry reservations for the Sunrise side of Mount Rainier. That meant the only way into…
Mount Rainier does not do subtle. At 14,410 feet, Washington’s tallest peak towers above the landscape,…
After our big Burroughs day, we had two quieter days at Rainier. On the first, we went back to the Sunrise…
With Mount Rainier completely wrapped in clouds, we set aside our plans for the Skyline Trail. As we drove…
On our second morning on the Paradise side of Mount Rainier National Park, the clouds finally parted and the…
