Yesterday, Anya and I went on a hike to some beautiful alpine lakes and took a few pictures.
We drove to Mount Rainier National Park and hiked the Crystal Lakes trail. It climbed 2300 leg-burning vertical feet through dense temperate forest to sub-alpine forests and meadows filled with wildflowers. The objective was a pair of crystal-clear alpine lakes at 5800'. Although it was too cloudy to see Rainier itself (a few miles away up the valley), we did get great views of the jagged and rocky peaks surrounding the lakes. Overall it was a cool and cloudy day, but it was sunny at the lakes and warm enough for some hardy (or crazy?) people to be swimming.
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