Since we had been seeing Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in Washington, since our stop in Port Townsend, we were excited to see the mountain up close. We stayed near the bottom of the mountain in a beautiful campground. One day, we drove to Paradise, an area that was supposed to have amazing views of Mount Rainier. However, when we got there, Mount Rainier was hidden by clouds, so we decided to hike for awhile. We were hiking along, and then Ma suddenly screamed “Whoa!”. We turned around and saw Mt. Rainier finally coming out of the clouds. It was beautiful. Glaciers snaked down from the snow capped summit, covering the top half of the mountain. Below that, raging glacial melt rivers cascaded down the steep slope. We stared in awe at the mountain for a long time before continuing our hike.
The next day, we returned to try to get another glimpse of the beautiful mountain. We saw it once but then it clouded over and Mount Rainier vanished into the fog.