Mt Rainier on Oct 14, 2007

Here is THE mountain in all her Fall colors glory.

Mt Rainier on Oct 14, 2007

Here is THE mountain in all her Fall colors glory.

Jessi at Mt Rainier reflection lake

Jessi and I got up early Sunday morning, and after coffee (she drank it black!) and some juice we climbed into the old (but reliable Infiniti J30) and took off. There was rather dense fog when we started out, but within the hour it turned just gorgeous: blue sky and a few Sirius clouds floating above. We caught a few tantalizing glimpses of THE Mt Rainier in all her glory along the way, but after a little more than two hours driving we got into the park itself. And what a treat. Lovely fall folliage and then up close and personal was the mountain of all mountains (for me). Like the attached. Enjoy.

View from dining window

This is the view of Sahalee golf course seen from my dining room window.

Mt Rainier

My dear Jessi is visiting this old guy for the weekend and tonight we are going to some sushi bar in Seattle with a few young friends. But, tomorrow, we are heading for the Mt Rainier area hoping for some photo ops. Here is a vertical panorama I took a couple of years ago.

Jessi smelling a flower

And, this is the very same Jessi mentioned above only taken about 20 years ago.