Mount Rainier and Seattle Trip Part 1

So, after this post you won't hear me bragging on how cool the northwest is, at least for a while. The third and final week of training for work was two weeks ago. Back in the spring, we decided that September would be a good month for Jacob to fly out and meet me at the end of my work week so that we could explore Mount Rainier and Seattle for a few days. 

Warning - this post is a total mix of iphone and "real camera" pictures.

Jacob flew in Friday evening and we started out the trip right - beers at the local brewpub in Tacoma.

Followed by a stroll through downtown.

Saturday morning we woke up early to fog and drizzle but decided we would make the trip to Mount Rainier National Park anyways. Good thing we did, because the weather was out of this world. 75 degrees and blue skies. It was breath taking.

We hiked a 5 mile loop that took us up to the snow fields at the base of Mount Rainier. We could just barely see a few hikers close to the summit of the mountain while we were hiking. It was super cool.

After hiking 1700 feet of elevation over 5 miles in just over two hours, we were tired. We drove around the park and hopped out of the car when the scenery was ripe for pictures.

Sunday, we packed up, dropped our rental car back at the airport, and took the train into downtown Seattle. Apparently there was a Seahawks game that day?

To be continued...