Today Mark, Janet and I climbed the skyline Trail up Mt Rainier. We hiked the length of the Falmouth Road Race which is 7.1 miles! It is a loop trail and we started up the steeper section first as it is a mile shorter. We passed by beautiful vistas of Mt Rainier,its glaciers, waterfalls, flowers, snow, and streams. We saw many chipmunks and marmots. We saw hikers heading up to Camp Muir which is base camp to Mt Rainier. We had lunch at the top with a chipmunk who wanted our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. One side of the trail was quite dry but ascending the mountain we came across lots of green moss and flowers. It is quite the ecosystem! The temperature was 86, yes 86 today. and there was smoke in the air from the fires in Washington. It was a Great day !
Today Mark, Janet and I climbed the skyline Trail up Mt Rainier. We hiked the length of the Falmouth Road Race which is 7.1 miles! It is a loop trail and we started up the steeper section first as it is a mile shorter. We passed by beautiful vistas of Mt Rainier,its glaciers, waterfalls, flowers, snow, and streams. We saw many chipmunks and marmots. We saw hikers heading up to Camp Muir which is base camp to Mt Rainier. We had lunch at the top with a chipmunk who wanted our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. One side of the trail was quite dry but ascending the mountain we came across lots of green moss and flowers. It is quite the ecosystem! The temperature was 86, yes 86 today. and there was smoke in the air from the fires in Washington. It was a Great day !