I've been to a lot of National Parks, yet it always seems that the visitors at Mount Rainier are the most happy, joyful and elated, especially on a sunny day when The Mountain is "out" in all of her glory. There's something about the massive, glacier-covered volcano looming almost improbably RIGHT THERE - combined with lush wildflower meadows, abundant streams, and waterfalls - that causes people to be and feel at their best. Even people who wouldn't normally think of themselves as hikers - overweight people, people in street shoes, people from other countries who didn't come prepared to hike - find themselves ascending at least partway up the trails, across snowfields and up steep inclines - in order to get closer to that huge creampuff. What an amazing place Rainier is!
Photo: Red, Lichen-covered rock with Mt. Rainier just behind; Mount Rainier National Park, WA; July 26, 2014
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