My campsite is located next door to a bird sanctuary which encompasses several acres. My site is along the back of the park next to the sanctuary. The sanctuary has a tower, visible from my RV.
There is nothing like a majestic mountain. Here in Washington there are 5 volcanoes which make up the Cascades with Mt. Rainier being the highest at 14,410’. Mt. Rainier is visible from Tacoma to north of Seattle so I also have a view from my campsite between the trees of the bird sanctuary.
Today was an amazing Mt. Rainier experience. I normally get up before dawn and open the blinds in order to see the sunrise. Nearly every morning during my stay it has been foggy or rainy. This morning the sky was red and Mt. Rainier visible between the trees with a layer of frost on the ground. I quickly went out and shot some photos.
This afternoon I had to go to a claim in Morton, WA a town very near the south side of Mt. Rainier. The afternoon was sunny but with high clouds I wasn’t sure that it would be a good photo day. I did throw in the big camera and tripod in the event that I could shoot some photos.
As I drove 1st along the west side of the mountain and then the south, I had many views of the mountain. I’d passed a couple of good photo areas but was going too fast to stop. I was disappointed that I’d missed a photo time but the sky was too white with high clouds. Then I found a spot that was so beautiful that I slammed on the breaks, backed up, grabbed the tripod and camera and ran.
After completing my claim I picked up a latte at the great little coffee kiosk and headed back the way I'd come to have a few more views of Mt. Rainier. One of the perks of the job.
There is nothing like a majestic mountain. Here in Washington there are 5 volcanoes which make up the Cascades with Mt. Rainier being the highest at 14,410’. Mt. Rainier is visible from Tacoma to north of Seattle so I also have a view from my campsite between the trees of the bird sanctuary.
Today was an amazing Mt. Rainier experience. I normally get up before dawn and open the blinds in order to see the sunrise. Nearly every morning during my stay it has been foggy or rainy. This morning the sky was red and Mt. Rainier visible between the trees with a layer of frost on the ground. I quickly went out and shot some photos.
This afternoon I had to go to a claim in Morton, WA a town very near the south side of Mt. Rainier. The afternoon was sunny but with high clouds I wasn’t sure that it would be a good photo day. I did throw in the big camera and tripod in the event that I could shoot some photos.
As I drove 1st along the west side of the mountain and then the south, I had many views of the mountain. I’d passed a couple of good photo areas but was going too fast to stop. I was disappointed that I’d missed a photo time but the sky was too white with high clouds. Then I found a spot that was so beautiful that I slammed on the breaks, backed up, grabbed the tripod and camera and ran.
After completing my claim I picked up a latte at the great little coffee kiosk and headed back the way I'd come to have a few more views of Mt. Rainier. One of the perks of the job.
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