I was so moved by the beauty of Mt. Rainier when we visited that I posted a few photos immediately; if you missed them you can check it out here. Mt. Rainier put on a beautiful show for us so it is easy to forget the beauty of the surrounding mountains and valleys. We decided to drive the loop to Paradise because we were told there is a very nice restaurant at the lodge. We had prepared simple on-the-road meals each night and we had an occasional meal out. I was ready for a really nice dinner. We weren’t disappointed with the wonderful food on the Sunday Brunch buffet at the Paradise Inn.
The drive up to Paradise is very beautiful with glimpses of Mt. Rainier, but as with so many things in life, the star of the show is made more beautiful by the support of everything around it. It is time to give credit to the supporting actors of mountains a valleys in Mt. Rainier National Park.
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What a fantastic place! Love your shots 🙂
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Wow, paradise indeed! Beautiful images!
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Thanks, Sue. Mt. Rainier did look pretty for me that day.
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What a great set of photos. Hope to visit Mt Rainier some day,
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Thanks, and I hope you do, too. 🙂
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Thanks for sharing. Every time I’ve been within sight of the mountain I’ve been going someplace else in a hurry. I envy your visit. Maybe some day.
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wonderful countryside Pat, great to see the support act!
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🙂
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Rainier seems to attract interesting cloud cover. Lovely pics, as always!
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Thanks so much, Red Hen.
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Gorgeous Pat. It’s a shame that all the national parks, like Mt Ranier and our go to park, Shenandoah Natl Park, are closed because of the federal shutdown.
Chau
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Thanks, and yes I was thinking that as I was picking out the photos to use from those I took about three weeks ago.
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Gorgeous mountain views. #157 is my favorite.
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Yes, I like that one too. Thanks, Amy.
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Beautiful scene for the Mt.
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🙂 A fun way of saying it, Dawn. I can see God looking around and saying, Yes that is a good place to put a mountain.
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This area of the country is on my “bucket list”. Thanks for taking us along.
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Taking others along through my blog has been some of the fun. Thanks for coming along. 🙂
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BEAUTIFUL! These photos make me miss home.
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thx for sharing
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🙂
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Pat, this one is now on my bucket list. sometimes dreams do come true
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Love the tunnel!
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Thanks.
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Hey I have a quick question about your blog, could you email me when you have a chance? Thanks! -Cam
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