Last Day On the Trail - a Hike in Rainier

As you may know, we arrived in Portland Monday night (07/06/15).  After 82 days of travelling and driving over 7,000 miles (not to mention Dad flying 4,000 miles), our trip on the Oregon Trail has concluded.  While our Big Adventure continues, it shift from sightseeing to getting settled in our new environment.

Pictures from our journey are forthcoming, but in the meantime, I wanted to share this video from our last morning on the road.  Our final stop was Mt Rainier National Park and our final hike in the park was in search of Snow Lake - a backcountry lake accessible by a trail with a lot of stairs.  Unfortunately, while the hike was recommended for families, no one thought that 200+ dirt/mountain stairs each way is way too much for little legs (I had to walk - Amelia rode in the backpack).  We never made it to our final destination, but we did make it to a much closer lake (still a 1.5 mile hike + the .75 miles extra we did trying to make it to Snow Lake).  Yeah, Alpine Lake Swimming!  On the way, Amelia and Dad shot the following video of the hike - I thought it was cute and wanted to share.  Click here to view the video.  The white blob you see in the background at 1:07 & 2:01 is Mt Rainier - it dominated the skyline and we were on a hike going away from it. 

Peace out & See you in Oregon,
Phin