Mt. Rainer

Mt. Rainer (which is an active volcano) is about 90 miles south of Redmond. Due to the geography its easily visible all the way from Redmond. It looms over the horizon from 90 miles away, and is bigger close up. We drove to Sunrise visitor center which is on a ridge across form the volcano. Its at about 6000 feet. We hiked around the medow, and walked along sunrise ridge for a while. Its a shear drop down to a beautiful lake about 2000 feet below. It was 65 degrees and windy up on the ridge. We all enjoyed the outing. We were there in the middle of the day, so all of the pictures are in very harsh light. Next time, I'm going to time it so the lighting is better for photography.