Thursday, June 24, 2010

Washington's Highest Peak: Mt Rainier

Up at Paradise Visitors Center
Looking down at the River

This valley use to be covered by a glacier. Water flowing down is from the glacier above.


Mt Rainier and I








Christine Fall at Mt Rainier NP

Thats a long way down!
Christine Falls




Christine Falls and bridge



Mt Rainer NP

Glacier feed river





I'm not peeing even though it looks like I am.



Mt Rainier's peak




Mt Rainier National Park A couple Days Later



200 foot tall trees
Count the rings to see how old the tree is. Some in Mt Rainier are over 850 Years old.


Giant!








Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Museum of Glass in Tacoma

The Museum of Glass
Some of the glasswork on the overpass over the expressway.

The Glass Museum


Some outside glass work








Mt Rainier National Park

The West Entrance to Mt Rainier National Park
There is Mt Rainier lurking in the background!

Mt Rainier


A closer picture of Mt Rainier



Let's go skiing!




Monday, June 21, 2010

Just Checking!

Junk in my car after me trying to find my first Washington geocache and failing! Checking to make sure that the water marks on my last pictures were removed from my camera len.
Again checking!

Driving home from work on highway 101 towards Tumwater.