We've done a lot of traveling since the last post. From Glacier Park stopped at Butte and St. Regis, Montana and Moses Lake, Washington and Yakima, Washington to see Mount Rainier National Park. The scenery through the Rockies was always breathtaking, especially around Coeur d'Alene Idaho. Eastern Washington was much more arid than we expected, with very little vegetation on the mountains. Temperatures were in the 90's most days.
The Yakima valley is a center for fruit orchards and vineyards, as well as a good place to base our side trip.
Our first stop after entering the park was at the Grove of the Patriarchs, a large stand of old growth evergreen trees - western cedar, lodgepole pine, spruce, and Douglas fir - some as old as 1,000 years.
Our first stop after entering the park was at the Grove of the Patriarchs, a large stand of old growth evergreen trees - western cedar, lodgepole pine, spruce, and Douglas fir - some as old as 1,000 years.
These two pictures show trees that had fallen, and gives an idea of the size. These are the root areas of he trees
First view of Mount Rainier on the road leading in.
These views are typical of the area. Each turn in the road brought another scene begging to be photographed.
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