We got up at 3:30 am local time to drive out and meet up with Matt's son, Sahil, to hike up to Rattlesnake Ledge in hopes of catching the sunrise.
We missed the sunrise itself, but still got some pretty amazing views.
Matt, Floyd and I ran down on the rougher trail while Breanna and Sahil took the longer but smoother trail.
I do believe that I've discovered my new favorite activity.
That's right, mountain running. It's like regular running, but twelve times as fun because it's in the mountains (duh), it's all down hill, and you have to dodge rocks and roots in your way. Hard on the knees, but an incredible rush.
That's right, mountain running. It's like regular running, but twelve times as fun because it's in the mountains (duh), it's all down hill, and you have to dodge rocks and roots in your way. Hard on the knees, but an incredible rush.
We went for breakfast, then loaded up to head home.
On the way back to the house, Matt turned down the wrong exit. When questioned, all he would say was that he was taking us on an adventure.
We drove a good twenty minutes down a horribly, wonderfully rough mountain road, until we reached a bit of a plateau.
Mt. Rainier was massive, and stunning, and very snowy.
We hiked around the back of where we had parked and found a bunch of really beautiful flowers, and a view of a lake far below.
Then it was time to pack up the gear for our Pilchuck expedition, and clean out the car. Whitaker (Matt's SUV) really appreciated that.
We headed out around 3 to go see Finding Dory (because Matt can't handle anything above PG) with Sahil, then grabbed some supper from a local Mexican place.
We drove around a roundabout 7 times, (Matt is a child. I don't know how else to explain it) made a quick stop at Matt's office to pick some stuff up, and then started towards Bellevue where we'd be staying overnight.
We saw a beautiful sunset on the way out, but couldn't get any decent pictures. I suppose some moments were meant to simply be enjoyed and not captured.
When we got to our hotel, we immediately got our laundry going in hopes of getting to bed at a decent hour.
12:30 and the clothes were still in the dryer, and we were both quite thankful that we'd have some sleeping time tomorrow in the car.
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