Mount Ranier

When my husband J told me about Mount Rainier National Park back in 2018, I had no idea that I eventually will fall in love with Nature and the rush for travel began.

This is our story, our trips and all the crazy adventures that we began doing when we set foot at the mountain.

We landed at Seattle at 1:35 am. After traveling from our home back in Austin Texas, we were tired and exhausted. We had a few hours until our first stop, then we began our hike on at 2:27 PM and ended back to the end of the trip at 5:19 PM.

The park was amazing! being able to see the Peak and being able to immerse yourself in Nature is the best feeling in the world.

Did you know that Mt. Rainier is still an active volcano? It’s currently dormant and last erupted in 1984, but it still technically active.

Our first stop was on The Butchart Gardens in Vancouver British Columbia.We arrived at 7 am, and began to explore the amazing garden.

The daily admission ticket for adults is $31 dollars. This garden began from a vision Jennie Butchart. She wanted a landscaping a sunken garden in its place, transforming the property for her family—and visitors—for generations to come.

Between 1906 and 1929, the Butcharts expanded The Gardens, designing the Japanese Garden on the seaside, the Italian Garden on their former tennis court and the fragrant, overflowing Rose Garden.

It is an amazing place to visit, the flowers are beautiful and you won’t regret coming here.

Our second stop was to ride around the city. We rented a bike by 9:00 am and began to explore the amazing city of Vancouver British Columbia.

After our Ride around the city we began our trip to The Capilano Suspension Bridge. This bridge. This Bridge cross the Capilano River and the District of North Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. The bridge is 460 ft long and 230 ft above the river.

The entrance fee is 53,00 Canadian Dollars for adults. The current bridge is 140 metres (460 ft) long and 70 metres (230 ft) above the river.

It is part of a private facility with an admission fee, and draws over 1.2 million visitors per year.

By 1:00 pm we finally made it to Mount Rainier!

We got to the Paradise parking lots around 1:00 PM and the place was full with activity. We entered visitor center where we geared up for the 5+ miles on the Skyline Loop Trail, a popular trail leading to some breathtaking views of the mountain and surrounding area.

We began our trail around 2:27 and manage to come back by 5:19.

It was our first trail with snow, so it was very challenging and at the same time fun hike.

J and I began to walk at the Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center and just began to walk around it. We walked the look clockwise and we think it was the right choice.

As we packed our gear into the rented car, we wondered why we didn’t plan for more days at Rainier as it was so vast and beautiful. The address of the visitor center is Paradise Rd E, Ashford, WA 98304.

At the center you can rent the appropriate ski shoes for your snow hike.                                It was a wonderful experience and I am sure I will come back to this magical place.