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Mt. Rainier, 1 of 2 Best Hikes on the Trip
Day 7 Without any planning we ended up hiking one of the two best hikes of the trip. We left from our campground, White River, hiked up to Sunrise, hiked from Sunrise to the Burroughs, then descended from the Burroughs to Great Basin and back to ...
Back in the USA!
Hey everyone, I made it back from Hong Kong to San Francisco today on a 12 hr. non-stop flight. My adventure through China was something I will always remember and I hope that you enjoyed reading little tid-bits from my experiences there. - ...
Mt. Rainier is a spectacular mountain
... ) and the day was warm. The skies over Mt.Rainier were such a beautiful blue! I headed straight for the Paradise area of the park. It was already crowded there when I arrived, and finding a parking space was an ...
Back in the USA - Mt Rainier in Sunshine
... nbsp; Mt Rainier is famous for its high rainfall, but we were blessed with a brilliant day of sunshine when we ascended to Paradise. Mt Rainier is a volcano and has a classic volcanic shape shaped by glaciers. Melanie says as we drove up she ...
Gearing up for China!
Hey everybody! This is my official travel blog for my backpacking adventure through China. I am all packed up and will be flying out on Sunday. I am only taking a large travelling backpack which contains everything I need for the next 2 months. My first ...
Betty and Rusty's Cowboy Camp
Had a bit of a drive today but finally arrived at Betty and Rusty's. We'd been looking forward to this since we booked the horse-riding! We'd even bought stetsons in Tombstone to wear on the ride (now that's attention to detail!!) Rusty is well over ...
42ème jour, ou Texas' walk and drive
Sam et John: Toc toc. Il est 8h, et un policier frappe à la fenêtre du camion. On commence vraiment à s’accommoder à ce genre de réveil. C'est toujours très agréable que notre première regard se pose le matin sur un homme en uniforme la ...
Mount Rainier
Jack and Jean were kind enough to ferry us over to Seattle in their car. Without it, we would have never been able to carry all our gear and goodies to pick up the rental in downtown. After a quick transfer from one car to the next, we were off. ...
11 Whitefish Point
Wending our way back to Wisconsin tonight; but first we must finish the south shore of Lake Superior... Whitefish Point gives us our first clear view of Canada across the lake (versus previous fuzzy horizons)... Did not stay here, but this small ...
Mount Rainier
Es war nun soweit, ab gings zum Mt. Rainier dem hoechsten Berg im Staate Washington. Die Fahrt ging ca. 2 Std. Leider hat das Wetter nicht mitgespielt und so konnten wir den Berg nicht einmal sehen, dazu hat es auch noch die gesamte nacht geregnet. ...
Back on the Road in Ol' Montana
We got an early start on our journey to Washington to see Lisa and Rich. We drove to Garrison Junction and continued on I-90 past Missoula, turning north onto US 93 toward Kalispell. We stopped in Arlee, MT on the street just across from ...
Mt Rainier
Mt. Rainier rises over 14,000 feet above sea level. My father climbed to the summit when I was a kid. Not an adventure that appealed to me. But I still love going for day hikes. I celebrated my 40th birthday up here. One of my ...
A Day On The Mountain
We drove up to Paradise, the visitor center up at 4100 feet, closer to the center of the Mount Rainer. ...
A Day Around The Campsite
We stayed immobile today, choosing to hang around the campground, take a hike, and enjoy the creek next to our campsite and a nice bug campfire. ...
way back many years in miri,sarawak,malaysia.
... home to my beloved home town in davao city philippines,i i miss miri so bad.when i got married i moved here in utah,united state. i love miri very much.when i left miri,there wasnt much bldg.around and that was in 1996.but there was lot's of ...
Packing!
So, we have spent the morning organizing and packing all the junk and goodies we are taking with us. We are trying to pack lite...... Which is a joke, after all, what Johnston has ever gone on a trip with out everything except the kitchen ...
First Night In The Wilderness
First night at the Ohanapacosh Campground in the Mount Rainier National Park. ...
A visit to Taliesin West, AZ
We are back in the Southwest, exhausted and with scratchy throats. We've decided to spend a couple of days with Scott before returning to Yuma. While he was at work, we spent the afternoon touring Taliesin West, the southwestern 'camp' ...
05 Pancake Bay PP
After getting refused entry again, I headed one-hundred kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie to Pancake Bay Provincial Park which sits on the edge of Lake Superior. Because of the lack of rain, a fire ban was in effect and the ...
Days Like This
... than Mt Rainier, nearly 100 miles off, triumphantly declaring that it is boss! Although it was a mostly clear day, when I got to Paradise most of the mountain was covered in clouds. Plus I couldn't find my camera. Drats. Oh well. ...
Whitefish Point Lighthouse
This place was amazing. The Shipwreck museum was wonderful. Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald was very interesting. Very windy, it was raining a little when we were there. Got to tour the lighthouse keepers house. The info. of ...
Jun 20, 2008
Mt.Rainier National Park
... trainesheep programme and decided to take an internship abroad to continue to work every day with people from different countries. Paradise Inn was a beautifully set place. The hotel was wooden, with an extremely charming lobby, slightly resuming in ...
Short riding day!
Should have stayed across the street at Curly's Motel. Got up at 0600 and had breakfast at the Yukon Inn. We all had a greasy Yukon burger there the night before; slimey but terrific! Then, Rod and I took off in search of an ice cream stand. ...
NP Mt Rainier
One of the most beautiful mountains you can find here. However, it was not a good weather when I came to the park. Nevermind, I still enjoyed the park and the views ... and the crystal clean ...
Road Trip to Prosser
There are a couple of routes to drive from Seattle to the Eastern Washington where Prosser and the balloon rally are located. The fastest way is Interstate 90 which is a modern freeway which cuts through the Cascade Mountains using Snoqualmie Pass. If I ...
An afternoon in Paradise
... a lot because Alaska has so many of the records, and the rest of the country wants to claim the prize somehow. Possibly then, Paradise is also the highest road-accessible point in at least the lower 48. In any case there were plenty of people hiking up ...
Well, it was pretty
Our first time camping together...adventure? I'd say yes! No really it wasn't actually that bad. I'll start with the bad news first. Juan swore he saw a sign that said the restuarant was in Newberry (23 miles away) even though I told him the girl told us ...
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