View to start the hike
All these photos were taken by Nicole. The paved section at the beginning was pretty bleh, but once you got through it the trail was more of a natural surface.
Heading down from a viewpoint
Adams & St. Helens in the distance
Eventually you make it up to some views of glacier, we like hearing the ice crack and watching the water come off the ice.
The ice is alive
The little photographer
Going up
Met many a marmot on the trail
National Parks get the best trail signs
Close up on Adams
No toothbrush in the wild
View at the end of the loop
We went back to the park after dinner to catch some of the sunset from Reflection Lakes and a roadside viewpoint above Narada Falls.
Reflection Lakes
Nicole kept going back and forth between photographing Mount Rainier and photographing the sunset down the valley.
Going
Going
Gone
The rest of the weekend was all relaxation in our amazing cabin at Stormking Spa and Cabins. We highly recommend the place, it's less than 5 minutes from the entrance to the park. Best birthday gift I've ever experienced!
The smell is amazing!
Skylight looking up to the trees
Our own private forest for the backyard
Deer visited each morning
