In recent years, with talk of global warming and climate change, there was much concern that the glaciers of Washington State’s mountains were in danger of disappearing, but for the past two years we have had cool temperatures and lots of precipitation in winter and spring, so even in mid-summer there is still a record-breaking amount of snow in the mountains. The normally dusty hiking trails are still buried in snow, making it difficult to even find the trail. We even considered changing the destination for our full-day outdoor adventure, but the rangers at Mount Rainier assured us that at least part of the trail was hikable, so we stuck with Mount Rainier and chose an abbreviated version of our regular hike. We avoided treacherous, slippery slopes, but still many students were slipping and landing butt-first in the snow. Actually, that was kind of fun. Here and there we could see some mountain animals like deer, marmots, and squirrels.
Neal Colodner
Neal Colodner
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