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After a 2.5 hour drive from
Kenmore to the Sunrise area in Mt. Rainier National Park, we had a little
tailgating party for lunch
Mt. Rainer, WA (8/5) |

Looks like I'm not the only
shutterbug in the group |
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Tim checks out some mountain
climbers who can't be seen with the naked eye |
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Mt. Rainier |
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Dylan gets his carbs as he
prepares for the hike to come |

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Looks like a pretty serious
conversation going on between Marci and Dylan |

Looks like a somewhat less
serious conversation between Dylan and his parents |
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This one was a perfect spiral (as
opposed to all of my other throws that put the wobble in Weeble-Wobbles!) |

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The Sunrise Visitor Center with
Mt. Rainier looking over it (8/5) |

Along our path up the mountain |
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Dylan's quest to start a new
ice-football league is quickly squashed as he remembers the "please stay on
trail" sign and hikes back up to the trail! |
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Frozen Lake |
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Dylan expresses his excitement
about hiking further, beyond our hike to Frozen Lake. |
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Dylan just about to turn the
corner of the mountain, Loni close behind |
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This woman was nice enough to
show us her tattoos - very interesting indeed!!! |
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Marci, makin' it look easy |
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After almost suffering the agony
of defeat, we made it to the top with the rest of the crew |

The thrill of victory! |
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Jonathan, Elena, Marci, Loni,
Tim, and Dylan, enjoying the view from the top |
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Heading back down the mountain |

The Sunrise Visitor Center |
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After a re-energizing bite to eat
back at the car, we made one more stop along an overlook before we started
our drive back home to Kenmore |
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