365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Seasonal Greetings
Day 84: Merry Christmas, everyone! This photo was taken on my Christmas Eve Day walk up Mount Rainier National Park's Westside Road and shows snow-covered Mt. Ararat, so named because early explorers purportedly found wooden timbers on its summit. Ararat is to the southwest of Indian Henrys Hunting Ground which in summer is one of the Mountain's most beautiful wildflower meadows. The trail to Indian Henrys from this side was badly damaged during a flood some years ago and was never reconstructed. It is currently listed as an "unmaintained" trail, and the washed-out sections often present navigational challenges, particularly if Tahoma Creek is running high.
Labels:
Christmas,
hiking,
MORA,
Mt. Ararat,
Tahoma Creek,
Westside Road
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