Camping West Coast 2005 |
September 28
September 28 11:56am
September 28 12:04pm Mt Rainier National Park: carbon river road Yesterday was the rain forest. Today, I thought to go the other extreme and go see the glacier.  Mt Rainier National Park: ipsut creek trailhead Matching cars. The one with the eyeball sticker is better. |
 Mt Rainier National Park: carbon river Is called flour water. Milky white from the minerals released by melting ice. Ironically, it smells like Dry. Like those shrunken gritty ice cubes that have been left in the freezer too long. |
September 28 12:34pm
September 28 12:45pm | Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier trail The camping trip of many hats. |
 Mt Rainier National Park: mt rainier Snow covered peaks of mount rainier. I wanted a sno-cone right about then. |
September 28 1:05pm 
September 28 1:08pm | Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier trail Strip show begins anew. |
September 28 1:21pm  Mt Rainier National Park: carbon river campground Makeshift potty at the campground. It smells like Stinky. |
September 28 1:28pm | Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier trail Log foot bridge. Slippery but fun. This area smells like Wet. |
September 28 1:28pm 
September 28 1:34pm| Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier trail Don't slip on the log. |
 Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier trailScary scary suspension bridge. If Adults accompanied the children, then they'd be violating the one person on bridge at a time rule. And what if one was pregnant? Does the fetus count as a person? |
September 28 1:34pm | Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier trail I jumped up and down a few times to snub my nose against the rules. It smells like Vermiculite. |
September 28 1:35pm 
September 28 1:42pm | Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier trail It seems to get warmer as I get closer to the glacier. Strange. |
September 28 1:47pm | Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier Bah! I laugh at danger. |
September 28 1:50pm | Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier The glacier smells just like the funky ice that's been in my freezer for six months. |
September 28 1:50pm 
September 28 2:08pm | Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier No blue ice of the airplane variety in sight. But think about the giant frozen margarita you can make with this glacier. And it would be high in mineral content, so the margarita would be health food. Mt Rainier National Park: nearly naked boy |
| Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier Over the top of the glacier. Rich dark top soil. I want to take some home for my garden. |
September 28 1:58pm 
September 28 2:43pm | Mt Rainier National Park: carbon glacier trail It's nice and warm, but the blackened ferns show signs of frost damage. This area smells like toast. |
September 28 4:10pm | Service Road 165 Hummer SUV's need not apply! |
"Horse Bording" carved wood plaque. Really beautifully hand carved lettering from a single log, hours of effort in perfect craftsmanship. But horrendous spelling. |
September 28 4:11pm 
September 28 7:47pm | Bellevue And I taught Eli to spin around in circles, get dizzy, and fall down. |
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