Mount Rainier

[8ballrollin]

Originally Posted by bluegoose

After I typed it, I realized that i actually meant to say Ranier. It is an incredible mountain.

A couple of years ago, while flying from Redding to Portland to Seattle, our pilot flew us right over Mt Shasta, St. Helens and Ranier. All three were equally impressive.

Sorry for the threadjack. I also really look forward to the notes Pelagius and was wondering if you had skipped town or were just procrastinating your lesson preparation like the rest of us usually do.

I have grown to love Mt. Rainier. It’s one my favorite things about living in Washington (that and the seafood). Annually we buy a yearly pass and get up there as much as we can during the summer and fall. My wife and I started taking our kids there when my daughter (oldest) was six months old – just threw her in one of those kids packs.

It gets crowded in the summers, but if you go early there are still places where you can be alone.

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by 8ballrollin

I have grown to love Mt. Rainier. It’s one my favorite things about living in Washington (that and the seafood). Annually we buy a yearly pass and get up there as much as we can during the summer and fall. My wife and I started taking our kids there when my daughter (oldest) was six months old – just threw her in one of those kids packs.

It gets crowded in the summers, but if you go early there are still places where you can be alone.

How many cities can claim, like Seattle, three national parks within a 100 mile readius of downtown?

[FMCoug]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

How many cities can claim, like Seattle, three national parks within a 100 mile readius of downtown?

That's one of the reason it's on our itenerary for our vacation this summer. That is if we can afford the diesel.

[8ballrollin]

Originally Posted by FMCoug

That's one of the reason it's on our itenerary for our vacation this summer. That is if we can afford the diesel.

Was the plan to drive your RV up from TX?

[FMCoug]

Originally Posted by 8ballrollin

Was the plan to drive your RV up from TX?

Yep. We had planned a 3 week trip to Northern Cal, Oregon, Washington, maybe even up into Canada (Banff, etc.). But it was like a 4000 mile round trip. At $3 / gallon for diesel and 10 mpg ... that's big $$$.

[MikeWaters]

$1200 is pocket change for you!

Plus diesel is less than $3. It's like $2.80.

[FMCoug]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

$1200 is pocket change for you!

Plus diesel is less than $3. It's like $2.80.

Here. But averaging in CA prices, etc. that's what I figured.

[MikeWaters]

You will become a laughingstock if it is generally known that you canceled a vacation over $1200.

[FMCoug]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

You will become a laughingstock if it is generally known that you canceled a vacation over $1200.

There's more to it than that. Work conflicts, new house, etc. And we haven't decided for sure. Also, we've looked at several different routes and I posted that quick like ... the trip we had in mind which included all of the above was more like 7K miles.

From the $ standpoint, we're trying to decide whether to buy trees or go on vacation. As you can imagine, we need lots of trees.

[SteelBlue]

Originally Posted by FMCoug

There's more to it than that. Work conflicts, new house, etc. And we haven't decided for sure. Also, we've looked at several different routes and I posted that quick like ... the trip we had in mind which included all of the above was more like 7K miles.

From the $ standpoint, we're trying to decide whether to buy trees or go on vacation. As you can imagine, we need lots of trees.

If you end up taking the trip, you have to stop the RV in Redding and do dinner with me and goose.