1 evening and 2 days of hiking in Mt Ranier National Park! 2 nights in Packwood, WA where the elk roam
Sweet sisters
#traillife
Silver Falls
#hikingboots
Take it in
#Naturephotographer
Don’t let her tell you she’s not an outdoorsy girl
Mt. Ranier, an active volcano
Dege Peak (Lydia’s favorite)
The ever entertaining but way too daring, chipmunk.
‘Oh my word!’
Mountain goats!!
Naches Peak Loop
Junior Ranger swear in
“Pika pika chica”
We’ve never seen so many tadpoles as were in this lake! (Abby’s favorite)
Little Tipsoo Lake
Athletic tape to the rescue!
Who would’ve thought? Ben would.
Valleys made and rocks smoothed by glacier
John Muir liked this place
Surprisingly dense subalpine meadows
Parents’ favorite: Skyline Trail
So pretty!
Sunbathing Marmot
Checking off wildflowers
Some snow in our path!
About 7,000 ft elevation
Crossing streams
Glacier
#Mountaineer
Spotting marmots, goats, pika
Subalpine meadows made special with wildflowers
And photos don’t really capture it
love these crazy Suessical flowers
and the busy bees
Myrtle Falls
“Can we do FOB?” Camp-speak for nap time
Narada Falls
Wild berries all around the area!
Huckleberries, blueberries, salmonberries
Christine Falls
Leaving the park through Ashford
How many pulleys?
It was our place to stop after the top
