More trips = More fun!
So I just got back in from the Mt. Rainier trip and wow it was cool. That place is just so beautiful and untouched. We started out this morning at 7AM and took two buses full of MS people up to the mountain.
On the way up to the paradise parking lot we stopped off at a waterfall and took some pictures(which I wil post a little later). The scenery was absolutely gorgeous, there were so many trees, I couldn't believe it and they were all so green. When we finally arrived at the parking lot for the paradise lodge we quickly chose a trail and headed out to explore. The climb was steep at times but quite enjoyable. As we came around one of the trail bends we foud a patch of snow! It was so cool, and by cool I mean cool cause let me tell you it was a hot day. Nikolay was the first to take advantage of the opportunity to make a snowball and proceeded to try and cover us with them.
Shortly after this we took a break for lunch and found yet another(bigger) patch of snow just down the hill from us. Of course Nikolay took off for it right away, trying to make snowballs and once again hit us. Because he was getting quite close to hitting us we decided to join him and started a snowball throwing contest. After getting soaked with melted snow we made some quick attempts at snowmen and continued up the mountain.
On the way up there was more and more snow which was great because it was so hot. The weather was absolutely perfect, we couldn't have asked for a better day. The view that kept getting better and better as we got higher up the mountain. You could see so many other mountains that were layered one behind the other out toward the west. When we finally got to the top of the trail there were a lot of other MS people already checking out the view and taking pictures. Nikolay however saw the giant mountain of snow behind us and told everyone to watch as he slid down it on his butt. This was hilarious to see and was a great ending to the hike.
After this we headed down the mountain and back to the buses. We were all so tired and just wanted to sit and rest our legs for awhile. On the ride back home most of us napped while the rest watched the movie Hot Shots, what a silly comedy. The trip ended up lasting all day as we got back to MS campus at about 8PM. Wow what a great day!
On the way up to the paradise parking lot we stopped off at a waterfall and took some pictures(which I wil post a little later). The scenery was absolutely gorgeous, there were so many trees, I couldn't believe it and they were all so green. When we finally arrived at the parking lot for the paradise lodge we quickly chose a trail and headed out to explore. The climb was steep at times but quite enjoyable. As we came around one of the trail bends we foud a patch of snow! It was so cool, and by cool I mean cool cause let me tell you it was a hot day. Nikolay was the first to take advantage of the opportunity to make a snowball and proceeded to try and cover us with them.
Shortly after this we took a break for lunch and found yet another(bigger) patch of snow just down the hill from us. Of course Nikolay took off for it right away, trying to make snowballs and once again hit us. Because he was getting quite close to hitting us we decided to join him and started a snowball throwing contest. After getting soaked with melted snow we made some quick attempts at snowmen and continued up the mountain.
On the way up there was more and more snow which was great because it was so hot. The weather was absolutely perfect, we couldn't have asked for a better day. The view that kept getting better and better as we got higher up the mountain. You could see so many other mountains that were layered one behind the other out toward the west. When we finally got to the top of the trail there were a lot of other MS people already checking out the view and taking pictures. Nikolay however saw the giant mountain of snow behind us and told everyone to watch as he slid down it on his butt. This was hilarious to see and was a great ending to the hike.
After this we headed down the mountain and back to the buses. We were all so tired and just wanted to sit and rest our legs for awhile. On the ride back home most of us napped while the rest watched the movie Hot Shots, what a silly comedy. The trip ended up lasting all day as we got back to MS campus at about 8PM. Wow what a great day!
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