North Cascades National Park was like a rainforest. There were thousands of giant trees everywhere, reaching for the clouds. The ground was covered with moss and beautiful ferns. The trees were covered with strange lichens and giant weird mushrooms. It felt rather spooky. Huge steep mountains with glaciers towered over the forest.
We went on several hikes through the spooky forest. One day, Little Kid walked five miles! One hike led to an amazing waterfall tumbling down the mountain.
Our campground was along beautiful Diablo Lake. It was a pretty spot, and I guess bears liked it too, because there was one eating right by the campground. Ma was out walking Barney when suddenly she saw the bear right in front of her! After that, we brought the bear spray on every hike.
One day, when we came back from hiking, we noticed that the campground was very empty. Then a ranger told us that we had to leave because the campground was closing for the season that day, despite the signs that said it was closing the next day. Ma went out to talk with the ranger, and the ranger said we could stay the night in the closed campground.