Last Friday, I went to Mt. Rainier with my aunt and uncle.
It is not close to my dorm which is on campus.
Maybe it took about 40 or 50 minutes to arrive there.
It was the first time to climb a mountain in Seattle, so I was not only little excited but also nervous.



I fell asleep while my uncle drove a car. Like this.

But I didn't slobber like the above picture, sincerely.

When I opened my eyes, the first scene came to me was this, the mountain covered with snow. I was very surprised because it is the first week of July, not winter.

We started climbing the mountain at 12:30 pm. It was not early. The mountain was slippery, so I had to change my clothes and shoes. Also I put on sunglasses because of sunlight. It was much higher than I expected and inclined.

There were a lot of people climbing this mountain. The most depressing fact for me was this. No matter how I tried to climb the mountain, I couldn't see the top! I felt like, I am walking in a desert without water. Only snow, snow, and snow!

 

I thought that I could never reach the top. However, god helped me. After spending 3 hours for climbing, finally I could see the top.

Actually, a place that I reached was not the top of this mountain.

It is one of the peaks. However, I was really satisfied with this view.

You can see the peak in that picture. It belongs to the state of Oregon, not Washington.

After enjoying the view, I felt hunger. My appetite is like I can eat anything if it is food.

So we ate sandwiches that we bought in a supermarket.

The price of sandwiches was only 2.5 dollars per one.

However, if I graded the taste of it at that time, it would be 10 out of 10.

While I came down from this mountain, I saw an animal.

I have no idea about this animal's name. It looks like a beaver.

I wanted to touch it, but a ranger came to me and said no. 

He said that I could be infected by touching it.

So what did I learn from this trip?

Our lives are full of adventure and new things.

Don't stay at home, go out, meet new friends, and try something new.

A man said this. I'll finish my presentation by reading it.

Life’s too short to sit around moping.