mt rainier - noble knob and rainier view trail

August 14, 2006 by annie.

date hiked: august 11, 2006
distance: 7 miles (both trails)
highest elevation: 6080 feet
elevation gain: unknown
time: 4 hours

since kelli and i came home a week early from our road trip (which i’ll continue to post about), i (annie) took my son to mt rainier camping and hiking for a few days. i had never been that close to mt rainier before…it was a beautiful view. there was a lot of cloud cover, so you had to wait out the moments to see anything at all, but when you did…it was awe inspiring.

tyler insisted most of the time that although he loved camping, he still hated hiking. he said he was much better equipped to gather wood for the fire. he also found it disturbing that he couldn’t shower for a few days. i kept trying to tell him that he spent many young years camping with me and hygiene was never an issue. then, i rightfully get this response, “mom, i’m almost fourteen!” which of course is supposed to explain everything. he also is hysterically jealous of a woman’s ability to hide bad hygiene. he complained that my unwashed hair didn’t look bad…and then realized that hiding it under a bandana was cheating…in a ponytail…also cheating. i told him i’d buy him a hat for his birthday.

we camped at corral pass campground and hiked two trails while there. the first was noble knob…a fun hike filled with wildflowers although we hit the end of the right season for prime blooms. we were there for berry season…which meant, look out for bears. we didn’t see any. the second hike was the rainier view trail…an easy hike up to a ridge with an awesome view (from the north) of mt rainier. we had a great time…tyler loved being in charge of the fire and yes…he hated the hiking.

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