MT RAINIER SEATTLE

Day 226

Mt Rainier, Seattle, Washington State USA

What a beautiful place Mt Rainier is!!!!

If we thougtht we saw Autumn in Washinton DC.....then......we lied!

AUTUMN here is MAGICAL!

The colours on the way to Mt Rainier were so beautiful. Greee leaves turnin to Yellows...Reds...Oranges..Burgandy....Red.....cherry.......ohhhhhhhhh!!!

SPECTACULAR.

They call it "fall" and it is. The leaves fall and float and get carried away in the breeze.....and wisp across our faces...literally.

Autumn is so beautiful. IT' worth coming here just to see the leaves. And i've kept a few in my book. Preserved leaves!

It was an early start...and it was an all day thing going up to Mt Rainier..to see the Glacier..the lakes...the waterfalls...the leaves...

And we loved the day.

On our tour were a few aussies as well. Ours was the last tour of the season. We were so lucky to be on it. And the weather was beautiul. 65F.

OUr tour guide was a guy that was full of ecological gems. He told us about the trees, the native animals..the forest. It was great! I love it when you get a guide who knows his stuff..and where you can realy learn something about the region!

HE showed us Narada Falls as well...which he said were taller than Niagra Falls. And they are............BUT. THey're not wider..which is the charm of the Niagra Falls..and what makes them one of the Natural Wonders of the World. He failed to say that..but every guide likes to say "THEIR" monument, or mountain, or feature..is THE best and most significant in the world!!!!!

In America....it has to be the best, the largest, the biggest, the most...etc Have to laugh!!!

Once we reached Mt Rainier a few of us did the trek upwards..Apparently only 10% of tourists actually do the trek. We figured if we're not fit enough to do it now, we would never be. Got in pracise for our Peru trek! IT was so gorgeous up there too.

We took our lunch which we bought a a place called Aaron's Ark Restaurant to buy sandwiches so we were prepared to stay up there for the day. We also bought the BEST CINNIMON BUN there as well.................ohlala (no wonder we're getting a bit of cover here in the US..the food is just..well..awesome!).

While we were up at the peak we saw some gorgeous birds..one of them called the Stellar's Jag and antoher called Clarke David. SO cute. They joined us for lunch! :-)

We headed back that night...knowing it was VERY special to have been up Mt Rainer....and were glad we were able to get there. Just a bit of trivia. BIll Gates wife, Melinda..actually CLIMBED MT Rainer!!!! TO THE TOP. We got there by bus..then trekked the rest..so she's better than us!! haha

On the way back home...we also stopped at a place called Copper Creek Inn for the best blueberry pie in the world....

And....

That Night: Back to Salmon Cooker for grilled Salmon and chips at Pier 57.

Cookies and Icecream after....naughty us!

Las VEGAS TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Where we HAVE to stop eating!!!! BUT...probably just gamble our lives away!)