Mineral, WA
Took a long drive today to view Mt. St. Helen’s and drive around much of Mount Rainer.
I have always wanted to see Mt. St. Helen’s but never had the chance. It’s stunning how much of the mountain is gone.
We took a bit of a gamble to drive up to see it. We found the right road, but there we’re no mileage markers. The signs said how many miles to everything else in the area, but they never listed how many miles to the various viewpoints. That’s the last time I forget to pack Jack–our GPS unit.
Mount Rainer is incredibly beautiful. The contrast of the glaciers and the rock make it so visually intriguing that I could just stare at it for hours. 
There was an interesting cloud formation on it today. I have no idea what caused the clouds to look like that. I just know it made for a great photo.
We saw 10,500 tourists in the park and one lone deer walking calmly through said tourists in the middle of one of the lodge’s parking lots.
Once we left the park, we saw about a half dozen elk on the main street in Packwood. 
Oh, and the best part of the day for Sophie? Playing in the snow with Roscoe, a Jack Russell Terrier. 😉 They had a blast and ran so fast I couldn’t get a picture of them.
Kathy, before the first thing I would do is check out facebook. Now the first thing I do is check out your blog. WOW, you just amaze me and so, so enjoying your blog. As I always say, “you are something else”. You are great at whatever you do. Say hi to Richie and Sophie. Glad she had fun yesterday with the other dog. See, maybe you should get her another dog to play with.
Lorraine, you’re such a sweetheart!
Sophie will NOT be getting a buddy. While I enjoy her very much, there are times when even one dog is too much. 🙂
I don’t know how you do it with five…