OK - we have a permit for two for a 12-day adventure circumnavigating Mt. Rainier. We'll be spending the next 3 months getting in shape and getting equipment together. We will send two food caches ahead so we won't have to carry so much food. The maximum number of days of food carrying will be 5 to 6 which is a normal hike for us.
Maren couldn't make it this year on our hike - she is going to spend 3 months in Africa! She is planning on being back for Mike's Wedding.
Mike and Erin won't make it this year either - hey - they are getting married at the end of August - plenty for them to do until then!!!
This will be as much a mental challenge as physical; getting up every morning and walking all day long - through some of the most beautiful scenery in the west.
Here are some links to trip reports from others who have hiked the trail:
http://scv.bu.edu/~aarondf/rainier/
http://www.freeyourheel.de/tripreports/rainier/wonderland.htm
http://lonerunman.blogspot.com/2008/09/wonderland-trail-around-mt-rainier.html
Thanks to everyone for the nice shower at Peggy's - great food, family and fun!
See you at the wedding!!
