...to the Saddle of Skyscaper Peak

So in attempt to get over my jet lag my mom thought it would be a good idea to go for a hike at Mt. Rainier. I love hiking so I agreed. We brought my aunt along and headed out at about 8:30. I seriously love hiking! And Mt. Rainier is so beautiful! I have not found a more beautiful place yet! We got to see some cool wildlife along the way, a marmot and a camp robber (I don't know the real name of the bird that is just what my aunt called it.) Here is my mom and my aunt trying to get a headstart. We had lunch at the saddle (we never did get to the top of skyscaper peak) where we also got eaten by mosquitoes. Grrr... We met a random lady from Mass. on the way back who had lost her husband and son. We told her we had not seen anyone and that she could hike along with us until she found them. It was pretty fun! I had hoped to summit Mt. Rainier this year but I think I will have to wait until next year since I could not find anyone to go with me this year.

So you hopefully noticed I changed the title of my blog again. I decided to try and keep a theme for all my blogs, so I am going with the travel theme. The "random things" will cover anything that does not fit into the travel theme. I think I will also grade each place. In that case this one gets a B+

And as for the "random things" well my mom got a new washer and dryer while I was gone. (Definitely not as good as yours Julianna!) And another cockateil found us, which is funny because two years ago when I was in Greece our first bird flew into our yard and now while I am in China the second one flies in and lands on the same tree as the first. Since we named our first bird gyro (or Euro, we have not really agreed) my mom thought we should name our second one some asian sounding name. I don't really like birds at all so I really don't care. And we also have four horses that belong to someone else. That's all for the "random things."