Today we went to the Sunrise section of Mt. Rainier National Park. It is on the north east side of the park, so we also took a different drive, the Chinook Scenic Byway. It was very overcast, and it started to rain a bit as we went up in elevation.
Our first surprise was only 10 miles or so from the campground.
We continued up the road. As you can see, the view was quite different today.
It did gradually get clearer. Look at all the glaciers on the north side! I thought I saw a lot of glaciers yesterday, but nothing like today.
The visitor center was impressive. Obviously built by the CCC.
There really wasn’t much else. The visitor services were pretty primitive, just a small store and a grill. The rain kept going on and off, so no pictures were very good. We got back in time for Kevin to cook some lovely Zupp’s sausages (bought in Ely, MN and carefully vacuum packed and frozen) in the sous vide. He finished them on the grill with some corn grilled in the husk. Yummy for sure. Tomorrow we head out to get closer to the Seattle area. We have reservations in Sequim for Sunday which seems a good day for arriving in a major city. We are going to clean the motorhome inside and out too, or at least that’s the plan. It really needs it!