August 3, 2014: Today was Skipper's 13th birthday. We went with our son's family to hike at Mt. Rainier. We entered the park on historic Nisqually Road to Paradise. Since we had already hiked from Paradise to Panorama Point, Ammon chose a different trail along the cascading river. The snow melt made the water cool and refreshing. Although the temperature was in the low 80's, there were fields of snow where the children stopped to play and slide and we took the opportunity to cool off. There were countless wild flowers blooming in the meadow areas. We saw a few marmots scurrying through the meadows. Also, we watched a mother black bear and her two cubs foraging in the meadow below us. The mountain reveals the majesty of God's creation!
Great pictures! We loved our time at Mt. Rainier. It is another one of Gods beautiful creations. So happy you had such a great time.
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