Mt. Rainier was doing the National Park dance of the Seven Veils – a little peek here and there. By the time we hiked up Skyline trail, there was NO mountain.
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- Mike looking at Christine Falls and that beautiful bridge, circa 1927.
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- Someone is begging for a handout.
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- Mr. Chipmunk, deftly devouring the ONE almond that Mike”accidentally” dropped. What a softie.
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- We were cautioned by park volunteers to walk only on the snow, because walking on the bare ground would crush and kill wildflowers just under the surface.
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- Western Pasqueflowers are the reward for hiking early in the season.
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- The Cascade Mountain Range, aka Her Majesty’s Ladies in Waiting.
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- Look at Mike on that same rock facing the other direction. No mountain!
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- As Donovan sings, “First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is”.
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- Avalanche lillies, which appear in the spring around snowslide time.
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- Well, it’s still pretty up here, even without the star attraction.
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