Mt Rainier National Park

7 July

Arrived here yesterday in beautiful, sunny weather.  Today, not so much.  Overcast, drizzling, generally crummy but we went ahead with the first trip through the park.  Drove up to Paradise Lodge on the west side of the park and today (July 8) drove to Sunrise Visitor Center on the north.  See photos below.

Mount Rainier National Park

Even with cloudy, drizzly weather, this park is breath-taking.

As you can tell by the photos, there is still a lot of snow in the high country.  We drove through a campground and saw big patches of snow everywhere.  The road to this campground (and Sunrise Visitor Center) just opened July 1.

Mike at Chinook Pass with the dogs.  That's SNOW!

 The wildflowers are incredibly beautiful and appear to be quite delicate.  Obviously, they are not if they can survive in this climate.