The third day in a row for sightseeing.  We first attempted to see Mt. St. Helens, but it was 3/4's in the clouds.  After a brief stop at the  visitors center, we struck out for Mt. Rainier National Park.  We stopped at three different visitor centers, took an environmentally friendly (political correctness at work) bus from Longmire to Paradise Village and the H.M. Jackson Visitor Center.  The clouds covered Mt. Rainier until we stopped at Reflection Lakes on our way out of the park as it briefly made an appearance out of the clouds.  (We learned today that most visitors don't get to see Mt. Rainier!)  Its size was amazing and unbelievable.  The clouds moved back in and it began to rain as we drove on through the park, and headed back to our basecamp for one last night in the state of Washington.

Mt. St. Helens in the Clouds!

Mt. St. Helen's Visitor Center

Riffe Lake on our drive in to Mt. Rainier National Park

Nisqually River

Nisqually Rover with moraine (glacial rock/debris)

Nisqually River car ved by a huge glacier...moraine

Wahpenago Peak

Plumber Peak

Satulick Mt., Copper Mt., Iron Mt., and Pyramid Peak

At Paradise Village

Beautiful ceiling and lighting architecture at the visitor center

Paradise Village



Narada Falls

Volcanic balcite rock formation

Pearl Falls across the valley

Looking down Nisqually Valley

Reflection Lake at Mt. Rainier NP

Mt. Rainier using the clouds to play "Peak-A-Boo" with us

Almost all of the top of Mt. Rainier...(14,410 feet)

Most of the top of Mt. Rainier

A final look at Mt. Rainier as she appeared to us between the clouds!

Martha Falls

Driving out of the park...as more clouds roll in

Even more clouds rolling in to Mt. Rainier