The principle character within the Younger Grownup Historic Fiction e book I’m engaged on desires of summiting Mt. Rainier. So, I needed to get my butt on the mountain to see, odor, and contact my manner round. We really did this hike in August (identical as my character!) however now that the Pacific Northwest is roofed in snow, I’m reminiscing and thought I’d share some information in regards to the hike.
So! If you happen to’re in search of an awesome household hike across the Seattle/Tacoma space, take a look at the Dawn facet of Mt. Rainier. Though, there are a couple of drop offs…. so I suppose it depends upon the maturity of your children (and the fast grabbing talents of the adults). Right here is one such drop off.
We saved our baby strapped in for this path. There are a couple of totally different path choices–some steeper and longer than others.
The principle theme of each signal is STAY ON THE TRAIL! They’re attempting actually arduous to maintain the delicate native vegetation alive that have been as soon as trampled by vacationers.
The youngsters acquired to hitch a cool class placed on by a Park Ranger exterior the lodge. You’ll be able to take a look at the Junior Ranger Applications or be taught extra about Mt. Rainier Children’ Quests at their web site. We noticed two boys getting their Junior Ranger Certificates for finishing a quest and you’d have thought they have been being inducted into the corridor of fame the best way this Park Ranger was carrying on. Right here’s a snippet from their web page in regards to the Quests:
“Quests are a enjoyable and academic approach to tour the park and go to areas of curiosity to you. Every Quest is an journey that permits you to uncover particular locations within the park as you discover a theme. Many Quest discovery websites embrace actions or interactive questions which you could full to earn a certificates of recognition.”
There are a lot of themes for the quests, together with Geological Forces, Snow, Historical past, Giants (timber), Glaciers, Summit Views, Waterfalls, and Wildflowers.
So, pack a lunch to eat on one of many many picnic tables with a killer view, and plan to remain for the afternoon and have sore hamstrings the following day! There’s a cafe with plenty of choices, however in fact the costs are astronomical as a result of they are often. They do have vegetarian choices and have been completely happy to accommodate a sesame allergy, however subsequent time we will certainly save the $45 and pack our personal lunch.
If you happen to’ve hiked with children on the Dawn facet of Mt. Rainier, let me know the way it went within the feedback!
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