and when we went over the pass we could see Mt. Adam’s.
We took a small unmaintained trail a little further and found a beautiful small pond – that actually had a reflection of Rainier in it. We had lunch among the wildflowers and enjoyed the view!
After a good amount of time, we headed back down and returned to the campground. What a beautiful day! You can even see the trail along the saddle we took in the pictures! One of the best – great view, great friends and sunny skies! Thank you Andrea for the suggestion!! Headed then for the Paradise Visitor’s Center and watched the movie there and then walked down the Nisqually Vista Trail to view the Nisqually Glacier. Discovered blueberries and huckleberries along the way – had a botany lesson to learn what the difference was – picked up enough huckleberries for breakfast pancakes on Friday. Then back to the campsite and dinner. There were a ton of kids at the campground and on the hike and John talked to one of the teachers and found out they were from an Alternative School for kids at risk from K-8 in the west end of Seattle. Every year since the school was started 19 years ago, the 5-6 graders take a camping trip, do some hiking and a service project in the park. Then in subsequent years the camping gets more difficult. Kids seemed great and lots of parents and teachers along. Sounded like a great program. Ran into some kids in the bathroom and they were having a great time. They had been planting trees after their hike. As we drove by them we clapped and cheered for volunteers – they all smiled. Great day!
