Mt. Rainier

Over the Fourth of July weekend, we met up with my family in Mount Rainier. We had a great time, although the weather was very uncooperative. It was cold and rainy for most of the time we were there, but we got out and explored when we could. The first day we got there, we took a short hike to these falls. Landon and Elliot had spurts of running down the trail like they loved hiking and a few meltdowns along the way as well. We eventually made it to the falls with the help of Nana, Papa, Uncle Mikey and Uncle Max.

Landon and Elliot discovered how to make the water shoot out of the camel-bak bladder. This was a source of lots of giggles while playing with it and lots of tears when it was taken away.

Hanging out at camp

We took a drive the second day and stopped at a few different waterfalls along the route.

On the drive to Rainier, we could see the mountain in the distance. That was before all the clouds rolled in.

This waterfall is also just outside the park and we stopped for a break along the drive there.

We took a family hike down to some falls.

On the third day, the clouds were starting to clear and Brooks, my mom and I went for a hike. We hiked part way up Schriner's Peak and got some amazing views of the mountain. The clouds were still covering most of it, but we got a few breathtaking glimpses.

Even in the wilderness, Landon loves his cars. After a couple days of going without them, he was in heaven when we finally pulled them out to play with.

On the way out of the park on our last day, we took a detour and drove up to Sunrise Peak for a great view of the mountain. The clouds had cleared and we were able to see the whole mountain. We even got to throw a few snowballs up there.