2005-09-07: Friends
On our last night in La Conner, a group of us gathered...
2005-09-07: Last Sunset
...for our last La Conner sunset.
2005-09-08: Northwest Forest
We've moved from the water view to the forest. Here our site is enclosed in tall pines giving the illusion of being in the forest. We could get used to all this green!
2005-09-09: Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier is a National Park we've never visited so we decided to take the opportunity since we were staying fairly close. We visited on a cloudy, wet day and were told that we were experiencing the park in its most frequent guise. We really would have loved to see the mountain!!
2005-09-09: Brrrr..
What we didn't bargain for is for frigid temperatures when we got to the visitor center at 5000 feet and...
2005-09-09: Snow
...snow!
2005-09-09: Nisqually River
Even with the cold, inclement weather, once you get below the clouds, beauty abounds. Here the Nisqually River flows down from above.
2005-09-09: Christine Falls
The melting snow from the glaciers and the rain create beautiful waterfalls in the park. This is Christine Falls which I'm sure is much prettier on a sunny day!
2005-09-09: Fall Colors
It must be fall - the maples are beginning to change color.
2005-09-09: Morton
On the way back to camp, we passed through the town of Morton...
2005-09-09: Mineral Lake
...and made a stop at Mineral Lake.