It was very fun to see Eric, Kari, Emma, and Katie (affectionately named EKEK!) A highlight of John's camping experience was teaching Emma how to make pine cone soup and pine cone salad.
We all went hiking out to Bench Lake and Snow Lake Saturday morning. The trail alternated between dry dusty ground and snow patches. The water of Snow Lake was a brilliant teal color.
Katie has recently moved back to the West Coast. (Sorry, a very white picture, but besides that it's a good one.) We're glad to have her nearby - okay, 8 hours away but that's closer than before!
The highest part of the national park that you can drive to is named "Paradise." It's this huge expanse of snowy land where you can play. It looks like the snow just recently started melting enough so that you could see patches of grass, but most of the ground was covered - and I mean COVERED!
It was good for us that it was covered, because as you can read in the above sign, we couldn't have hiked where we went if there hadn't been snow! Katie, John, and I hiked out quite a ways and saw beautiful views. Here we are with Mount Ranier in the background.
It's safe to say a good trip was had by all!
3 comments:
That's awesome you got to camp/hike at Mt. Rainier. I love that place! Haven't been there in years, though... so I'm jealous. =)
It's fun to read your updates!
Thanks for commenting Jennifer. We're curious...which Jennifer is this? We know a lot of Jennifers and we'd love to know which one you are!
Hey, sorry, it's Jennifer Kvamme. =) Google used to let me link my name to my Xanga blog, but now it just links to my nonexistent Google blog.
Glad you guys are doing well & making the most of being in such a beautiful place! It would be fun to see you if you're ever back in the Cities with some spare time.
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