The conference ended on Sunday afternoon. It was a terrific experience and we were certainly re-energized by being with great people and seeing all the calm and happy kids. The talent show on Saturday night was absolutely terrific; everyone was free to perform ANYTHING that they wanted to share. There were 5 year old supermen , tiny tots performing "Twinkle, Twinkle" and a great Hawaian dance by a "Mom". It was great! Oh, yeah, there was also a tribute to bald men! Anyway, we left in the afternoon and arrived t Mt. Rainier in time to set up the tent and go on a short hike along the river (?) We had a campsite right by the river and it was really the most beautiful site that we have had so far. The river had falls and rapids, so it was also a very noisy place.
The trees are gigantic and reach to the sky. It is a very rainy, moist place so there is moss and other lichens growing everything... on rocks, on trees... We also saw some adorable, gigantic slugs that we were fascinated with. Unfortunately my camera ran out of batteries so I didn't get a photo of any slugs.
It got really cold that night and neither one of us slept very well. In the morning we went on a 2 hour hike. At first we were a little alarmed to find out that there are mountain lions in this region, but we took the information and put the fear behind us. It was a very nice hike and the forest still had a lot of snow around. We also crossed more than a few bridges over the river. Now, it's on through Washington towards Glacier National Park.
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