Took a short 3-day trip to Mount Rainier. Camped at Cougar Rock Campground. Did several hikes and drove around the park sightseeing.
Travelogue
Day 1 – 8/03/2022
Went to Paradise. It was busy. Took a while to find parking.
Hiked to Pebble Creek. Saw some climbers coming down. They said they didn’t summit because the winds were too high.
Saw a bunch of chipmunks begging for food. Tracey gave them a lot of nuts.
Camped at Cougar Rock Campground. Decent campground but none of the sites are level (it’s on the side of a mountain so understandable). It is hard to get a reservation at Mt. Rainier campsites during peak season. Campsite is full. So, it was kind of annoying that half the sites never had their occupants show up. Please don’t make a reservation if you don’t plan to use it.
Ran into Michael Covey at campsite. Had a nice visit with him.
Day 2 – 8/04/2022
Rainy in the morning
Hiked on the Wonderland trail from Cougar Rock Campground to Narada falls. Nice hike. Cool Nisqually River crossing over a log bridge. On the way back, Mike hit his head on a fallen tree he didn’t see. He should have ducked! Had a headache for the rest of the day.
Day 3 – 8/05/2022
Drove to Sunrise. Beautiful drive but narrow road with big drop offs. Tracey was scared. Parking at Sunrise was full, so we stopped lower down the mountain for a picnic lunch then headed home.