Today I went to my first USA National Park. I got a 12 month pass (they don't sell shorter than that, and I'm not paying $30 per park!!)
The pictures I have seen of Mt Ranier were amazing, an old volcano that now sits well above just a few other peaks, snow capped and brilliant.
Sadly, today it was raining. Not hard enough to soak anything, just enough to completely obscure the mountain completely.
On the plus side, the hiking was great!! My favourite was the "Silver Falls" hike which was about 4km, following just a huge series of rapids and waterfalls. The colour of the water was incredible. Bright blue!!
Tomorrow, Portland xx