Views Obscured by Clouds

Views Obscured by Clouds - Part 3

We left the lodge finally and headed back down the mountain. We had a brief stop at a waterfall near the side of the road but didn’t take the trail to have a better view. I really wanted to do one more recommended trail, the Twin Firs Trail. It was a winner. Daylight was fading slowly but the trail was a short 0.5-km loop and I wished it was longer. The terrain went up and down and we crossed several small creeks on log bridges. Moss and ferns lined our route as the kids, and Gramma, ran along excited to cross each bridge and go down each hill. The hikes at the base of Mount Ranier were fantastic.

Returning to the car, we had a 2 drive towards Seattle. We settled on Millersylvania State Park, what a name, to spend the night. The drive seemed to keep going on and on. We arrived and after doing three loops of the campground decided to pay a bit extra for power and water – a true treat.

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Wednesday, May 25th –Lake Mead National Recreation Area to Las Vegas, Nevada – Day 104 We woke up in our roadside turn out and got ready for the day. Our plan was to go for a swim at Lake Mead, see the Hoover Dam and head back into Vegas. The morning was stifling hot, we were looking forward to the swim. We drove to the visitor centre at Lake Mead Recreation Centre. We could see Lake Mead on the way. The water was well below the high-water line on the rocks. At the visitor centre we got our passport stamped, filled our water bottles, and received junior ranger booklets. The air conditioning was so nice we set up the kids to work on their booklets and hung around. The kids finished up enough activities that they were sworn in by a very nice ranger before we left. We decided to go see the Hoover Dam first. We dropped the trailer in the parking lot. We heard it might need to be opened at the security checkpoint and we couldn’t be bothered. The H...

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