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Monthly Archives: October 2010

October 1, 2010

Wildflowers, Waterfalls, and Slugs at Mt. Rainier

In Backpacking, Family Adventures, National Park Adventures   |   Tagged Berkeley Park, Carbon Glacier, Mowich Lake, Mt. Rainier National Park, Mystic Lake, Seattle Park, Spray Park, Sunrise, Washington   |   2 Comments

We hike slowly but steadily uphill in the cool shade of Pacific silver fir and Alaska yellow cedar draped in Spanish moss. With melting snow swelling every river, stream, and rivulet in the 470 miles of waterways within the boundaries of Mt. Rainier National Park, the Cascade Range erupts in a riot of greenery all around us. The forest is a happy drunk on an H2O bender. Continue reading →