Surprisingly it was sunny when I got up last Saturday morning in February. My husband and I immediately started to think of a plan on that day. We don’t want to miss any outdoor activity on a sunny day especially in winter. After we thought about 15 minutes, we decided to go to Poo Poo Point where is 30 minutes drive from our house.
I haven’t gone camping since I was a kid. It was a school camping trip and I remember I didn’t like it because it was raining and I got sick there. However, I decided to go camping again. Why? I wanted to take a picture of stars. I needed to go to a place where has a very dark sky.
My husband and I took our two wiener dogs, Cocoa and Haru to Lake Wenatchee located northeast of Seattle about 2 hours drive. We relaxed by the lake, enjoyed paddle boarding, and headed to our camp site. Our tent was big enough for us with two dogs and very comfortable. Unfortunately it got cloudy at night and we were not able to see stars. However, it was really nice to spend a relaxing time in the tent with my husband and dogs listening the wind at night.
I think Haru doesn’t like a camping. When she was eating her meal, a bee flew around her. She immediately lost her interest to her meal and she escaped to the tent. After that she rushed to our car crying. I think she was saying “Let’s go home!”.
Haru and Cocoa
Next morning my husband cooked the breakfast. He usually makes pancakes, omelettes, baked potatoes on the weekend at home. The breakfast he made was a typical one with pancakes, sausages, and sunny side up eggs. I added berries on the plates and prepared coffee. It was one of the most delicious breakfast I’ve ever had. I think that’s because we enjoyed our breakfast in clear air surrounded by the trees with a partial lake view with chipmunks saying hello.
This camping was a completely different experience from the one I had long time ago. We enjoyed being in the outdoor and appreciated the beauty of the nature.
Seattle summer is short. Whenever it’s sunny people try to stay outside as much as possible to enjoy sun. In summer National Park Mt. Rainier, the wild flowers are blooming. My husband and I decided to leave early morning so that we can avoid the crowds on Saturday. It takes about 2 hours for one way and it’s a perfect day trip on a sunny weekend.
We went to Sunrise where is east side of Mt. Rainier and the big mountain with snow welcomed us. We took some trails and enjoyed the beautiful views and wild flowers. Some trails have lots of trees and flowers where we can walk in the shade. Others are open trails and we could see glaciers, rocks, and chipmunks. I sweated but the cool breeze in high mountain made me feel good.
We ate our lunch with a company of chipmunk. The chipmunk was hoping to get something to eat but we know we shouldn’t feed a wild animal so we didn’t though it was so cute! Next time we will go to higher point to see a view from the lookout.