Continuing on our journey through Olympic National Park on Tuesday we visited the rain forest, the last ecosystem in the park. This time we did a short mile or so walk. At first I thought it was kind of creepy! It was dark in the forest, the trees were HUGE and hairy.
Then Kayla said oh they just remind me of Dr. Seuss trees and it wasn't creepy to me anymore! I could picture them in Horton Hears a Hoot, all pink and green!
Check out the size of these ferns. They were Eddie's favorite part.
When we left Olympic National Park we had what turned into a looong ride to Mt. Rainier. I forget how far it was but it's thru the winding mountain roads for most of the way. In Rainier we stayed in a B&B. The couple that is the innkeeper of the The Mountain Meadow Inn seemed a bit weird to all of us but the inn was a magical place. The grounds were gorgeous with flowers and walking paths that led to a stream in the woods. The linens were amazingly soft and smelled delicious and our breakfast of egg souffle, fresh fruit, coffee cake and drinks was delicious. I felt like when we left there we should have all been very relaxed.
Then Kayla said oh they just remind me of Dr. Seuss trees and it wasn't creepy to me anymore! I could picture them in Horton Hears a Hoot, all pink and green!
Check out the size of these ferns. They were Eddie's favorite part.
When we left Olympic National Park we had what turned into a looong ride to Mt. Rainier. I forget how far it was but it's thru the winding mountain roads for most of the way. In Rainier we stayed in a B&B. The couple that is the innkeeper of the The Mountain Meadow Inn seemed a bit weird to all of us but the inn was a magical place. The grounds were gorgeous with flowers and walking paths that led to a stream in the woods. The linens were amazingly soft and smelled delicious and our breakfast of egg souffle, fresh fruit, coffee cake and drinks was delicious. I felt like when we left there we should have all been very relaxed. 
Though I'm not sure that was the Case. Kayla was one cranky girl, could have been the cake at breakfast and neither girl wanted to hike. Eddie the mountain goat was raring to go and my knees were killing me! A rough start on Rainer.
We decided to start with a simple trail called Shadow of the Trees at the base of Rainier. It was though an old forested area. Let's just say the girls went back to the restroom and Eddie and I meandered through on our own. We met back at the car where we did the drive and see the vistas thing. Most of the mountain is still under 9 feet of snow. That meant that some of it wasn't available for hiking anyway.. We made a stop to hike to a waterfall. But the path was very steep and slippery and there was a guy down who was getting medical attention to one of his legs after falling. I'm chicken and chose to skip that waterfall. The girls went with me and Eddie, aka Ansel, was our photographer. 
We had a picnic lunch at the top of the trail to the falls and this cute guy visited us. Most of the time we saw these birds they were too fast to photograph. I think Lindsey captured him just perfectly! After lunch everyone was in better spirits and we continues to the base of Rainier where we did a mile loop to some beautiful overlooks of the mountain. It was through the snow, slipping and sliding and giggling the whole way!!!
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