This is why you always take 2 photos
We just got back from a wild backpacking adventure! We hiked down to two lakes just outside of Mt. Rainier National Park. The wild flowers from the beginning were spectacular! I got behind because I wanted to capture each one! We hiked through these meadows in the afternoon shade and enjoyed passing by many small waterfalls, a few of which we dipped our heads into. We arrived at the lakes in the early evening and soon realized that there were quite a few mosquitoes. Then we realized that there were an unbelievable amount of mosquitoes. Then we realized that there were an impossible amount of mosquitoes. The kids and I went and swam in the lake for a reprieve from the mosquitoes, Dan cooked dinner and just got eaten.
The hike out was easy as cake for the kids and killer for the adults. It was 700 feet up! but at the end of the climb we came around a curve and up a small hill and there was an amazing view of Mt. Rainier set beautifully by a meadow and a small alpine lake. We continued to have beautiful views of Rainier for the rest of the hike.
Emma and I at the site where we started the hike. That is Naches peak in the background. Our hike completed a circle of it with a dip down to the lakes to camp midway through the circle.
This is the Dewey Lake that we camped by. It was very beautiful with the afternoon reflection.
Our campsite
Chas with one of the frogs he caught. Emma was catching them too but I didn’t get a picture of her with a frog.
the big Dewey Lake in the morning
the big Dewey Lake from the 700 foot climb
This is the meadow where we got our first glimpse of Rainier!
The bird tracks that Emma found
