We stopped at Longmire in Mt Rainier National Park while we waited for the gate to open the road to Paradise (a search and rescue operation was going on in the morning).
At Paradise, we snowshoed up to Glacier Vista, then came down to the Deadhorse Creek Camp area, and continued to snowshoe down a ways as we had this part of the mountain all to ourselves this morning. Then headed back to the main parking area. Our trip is highlighted in yellow.
It was 14F when we started, but with no wind and the sun shinning it did not feel too cold.
Wide angle picture of Mt Rainier and Panorama Point as we neared Glacier Vista.
While we were enjoying the views, the clouds moved in, eventually completely covering the mountain from our view.
Panorama view of the lower area of Paradise and the Tatoosh Range to the south.
As we passed the Deadhorse Creek Camp area and continued downhill, we did not see another person.
A beautiful winter wonderland.
We took our time, enjoying the snow covered trees and fresh snow.
So peaceful.
We saw one set of tracks that had been made before the last snow.
Lots of lovely icicles on some of the trees.
At Paradise, we snowshoed up to Glacier Vista, then came down to the Deadhorse Creek Camp area, and continued to snowshoe down a ways as we had this part of the mountain all to ourselves this morning. Then headed back to the main parking area. Our trip is highlighted in yellow.
While we were enjoying the views, the clouds moved in, eventually completely covering the mountain from our view.
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