Mt. Rainier

 Mt. Ranier under clouds.  I distinctly remember going on this hike.  It was in the 40s and I was wearing jeans and a short sleeve pullover shirt and I got a few odd looks because I was wearing short sleeves.  However, I wasn't cold at all until we top the crest of a mountain and the wind was blowing about 35-40mph over the top.  It sure didn't take me long to get my looking done and get below the crest. :)

I have no idea what this is.  I don't know if we figured out what it was and I just forgot (after all it has been over a year. :)) or if we ever even figured it out.  All I know is that it's kind of odd looking.

Flowers in Washington

I'm already ready for spring and winter has just begun. :) These shots were taken in Washington. We saw so many beautiful flowers while we were out there.

Plants

We saw these plants on our trip to Oregon/Washington. I thought they were really unique. I would like to have some of these in my yard....as long as they aren't plants that spread quickly. :)

Washington

Glacier on Mt. Ranier

This was as good as it got when we were around Mt. Ranier. We stayed around Mt. Ranier for approximately 3 days and never did get a clear shot of the mountain. The first 2 days we didn't even get a glipse of the mountain but saw some beautiful flowers and some other beautiful scenery. Finally, on the last day we drove to the other side of the park and I got these shots. It was down in the 40s when we took this walk. I still had on a short sleeve shirt and really didn't get cold until we crested the mountain from where these pictures were taken. When you hit the top there was about a 40 MPH wind and it was cold. As soon as you got away from the crest the wind was no longer a factor. Even though the weather was not cooperative we still had a good time.