A pleasant run at Seaquest this morning but not very exciting. I crossed the road through the underpass to Mt. St. Helen's Visitor Center and ran a few laps around the nature walk there. It was pretty.
After breakfast we drove towards Mt. St. Helens for an hour and took a nice hike at the base of the mountain. The top of the mountain was shrouded in clouds but the day was clear and the lake was lovely and peaceful and we had a very pleasant walk. The kids climbed over fences there were not supposed to climb over, they scrambled over rocks and trees and we ate blackberries. Some grumpy old woman told Nadia off for breaking the rules and not staying on the path. We laughed at her but not to her face.
​We drove on to Mt Rainier and stopped at a campground close to the park entrance, Ohanapecosh.
The campground was great. We set up close to a stream and we spent the evening playing next to the river climbing rocks and driftwood and throwing rocks in the water. Some poor guy was trying to fish but he gave up once we got there because we were making so much noise. Peter found some nice bendy wood and he made bows when he got back to the campsite and he and Jack practiced shooting arrows in the trees.
After dinner we tried playing a game but Jack was tired and I took him to bed and read him books and tucked him in.