Mount Rainier National Park, WA

We spent the day in Mount Rainier National Park.  Our first view of the mountain came as we headed east shortly after we left Alder Lake Park.

We entered the park through the sign above and used our park pass to get in free instead of paying $15.  Our plan was to head up to Paradise, but we got distracted from that plan when we crossed this bridge and saw Christine Falls.

The sound of the rushing falls, the fast moving stream, it was all a memorable experience.  Our next stops were to take a couple of pictures of Mount Rainier.  The mountain creates its own weather system, and the clouds move fast.

Navada Falls was our next stop.  This early in the season the falls are spectacular.

We continued on our way to Paradise.  The spectacular views of the mountain continued.  We finally made it to the new visitor’s center at Paradise.  We watched the movie and perused the displays. Back in the parking lot, we ate the lunch we brought with us.  Below was our lunchtime view as we ate in our car.

Tomorrow we leave this area to go back home.  I’ll wrap up our trip to Mount Rainier National Park on tomorrow’s blog.  Thanks for reading my blog and stay tuned for Mount Rainier, part 2!