There was too much snow up at Paradise this weekend for hiking (we hadn't bought snowshoes yet)
so we parked the car at Longmire and headed up the Wonderland Trail toward Rampart Ridge.
We saw a light dusting of snow early on.
We were able to see a couple of small waterfalls amid the trees.
When we reached the ridge, we headed away from the loop trail
and headed up the Van Trump Park Trail, hoping to extend our time outdoors.
We hiked along the trail for about a mile and maybe an additional 300 ft elevation gain.
We turned around when the snow became deep enough to obliterate the trail.
We continued down to the Rampart Ridge Trail to complete the loop hike.
Most of the hike was in the woods, but there were a couple of view points.
Looking toward Mt Rainier, mostly covered in clouds.
On the other side of the ridge, looking down toward Longmire.
It is always a good day, when we can be outside hiking!
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