A rainy Sunrise point of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington

Move the car to continue the trip, visit the big city and go in the morning, it's the accommodation expenses are to get out of the city can be bestowed. So, the trip to Seattle the morning of day 22 (Seattle) on the south side of the Travelodge SeaTac International Airport was struck in the morning, since the weather is cloudy.

Starting today, because you need to re-camp, south of Seattle in Federal Way in a whole bunch of big-Mart store in South Korea saw the first chapter come by. However, pork is not bought soju! I just asked her, and Washington State high frequency of alcohol is going to buy a separate liquor store, he said.

Today's destination is 3 hour drive from Seattle, but looks to the naked eye on a clear day the 4,392 m high Mount Rainier (Rainier) mountain Mount Rainier in Washington State (Mount Rainier) national park. The park has five entrances, as shown in the map above, which is where we are today 410 times before going into the White River northeast of the road rises out of the way Sunrise (Sunrise) points.

Making the park entrance plaque hung very nicely. From this point, 'without a sound ~' down begins.

Let's turn to the White River Valley to meet box office came back, the road is blocked put 'CLOSED' to be called. Of course not ... I hesitated and staff, which comes from the opposite side of the car is turning into a side road. "Workdays it? Dry people, we once let's"

Take the high street trees rainwater falling on the window again, we are not human forest walks and runs high.

One of two roadside trees gradually disappear Wilderness, in early July, but still snow-covered mountains are exposed to rain clouds look down.

6400 feet above sea level, 1,950 m So you've arrived at Hilton Sunrise Point, the inside car at the moment you feel a sudden chill suddenly surging. Short of wearing shorts in the morning was starting as soon as we get out of the car, ran to the bathroom and had to wear thick clothes to wear both.

Cool in front of the visitor center parking lot, but its not over the back like a dark cloud that is. Fortunately, the rain stopped.

Next to the souvenir shop, a restaurant, a ranger station, and a large building with accommodation for tourists in the mountains of the Alps, built as a hotel. Can come up in the park by car this is where the highest, until June the following year in October due to snow coming The traffic right place.

Visitor Center indeed sign the look and feel. Wheelchairs for people to install temporary ramps placed on the stairs.

Lodge as the inside is made of logs, which, far from white-haired grandmother Ranger (?) Is taught at desk behind a pile of firewood and had a fireplace. Listen here typo stoked suddenly thought pom snow outside heard without.

Nicely-made model of the park, without fail ... because the south side is wisdom touched, we will put forward the view along the valley. Model as glacier covered Mount Rainier towering mountains to look out that window probably because I do not see the clouds. Let's go out the back yard ...

"Mom, well shown on top of the mountain? Let me see what's going on -" Wisdom Man, this telescope can look away from that big, dark clouds covered it in perspective and to see ~ s not a magic telescope

Surging back like a dark cloud down to barely visible, which is the center of a picture, the light turns bluish gray shape of the flowing glacier (glacier) it. Do you wish the weather was sunny hope your sorrow, You too Ranger magic (magic) is eliminating the clouds really want to show beautiful appearance.

However, we have the Internet called 'Magic' to be! Browsing the Internet on a clear day Mount Rainier Sunrise seen from the appearance of the point. We have seen glaciers left in the photo looks down the mountain can be seen that a lot of the jog. (Source http://www.worldhighpointing.com)

"Now it is up, it is time to go and visit a souvenir shop." This mean? ^ ^

Ranger station at the entrance to the building, which was roofed wooden boards and pretend that I've made phone calls in the wisdom of the public.

Down to Sunrise Point hail started to fall suddenly. If you still can not miss the last ridge of the landscape seen from the other side. Now go down the road about an hour southeast of the park around, walk on glaciers and ice caps in the main trail and visitor center in the south of the Paradise (Paradise) until you get to areas just in case the weather is clear, the hope being to drive the car. But ... (to be continued)