THE mountain
Loop trail at Longmire
Old timey gas station at Longmire
Naturally bubbling mineral spring, old timey hot tub.
Beavers were here!
Travertine ponds
Old cabin along the trail at Longmire
Deer Fern
Cattails
Bark of a huge old fallen tree
Thatsa rootball!
Bubbling spring
Picnic between Longmire and Paradise
Yummy stuff was had
Amelia stretching her wings
The Nisqually Glacier. Err, the former home of the Nisqually Glacier.
Could it be any more dramatically beautiful
Snow found at Paradise! This is all Amelia really wanted to see.
Hiking from Paradise
Running barefoot in the snow, a good tradition
Grandma!
Connor, we told you not to eat that filthy snow!
A moment before the snow broke and Connor sunk into the stream. Soaked shoes and socks meant he did the rest (the majority) of the hike barefoot.
Testing the snow..
brr!
Amelia about to get hit with a snowball
These streams and waterfalls just run over the vegetation, carving a new path
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