Mt. Rainier at Haller Pass

Arrived during Sunset

Last minute trip to Mt. Rainier

I called my son thrusday after work and asked if he wanted to go camping this weekend, He said yes! He also said lets go for 2 days and go far away. I immediately started doing reserch and planning out a trip the the North Cascades. Then I remembered that my buddy invited me to join him on a rainier trip a week prior. Keep in mind its early June and the snow is still very heavy in high elevations. I reached out to Jesse (My overland 4 runner buddy) and he confrimed the invatatoiion was still open and our buddy is bringin his nephew which he was close to my sons age. The rest was history.

600 mm Lens

Jesse owns a Sigma 200-600mm lens for his full-frame Sony A7SIII and you know I had to try it out! I manged to not only capture this masterpiece but we even spotted 4 climbers near the top of Mt. Rainier. I could only think of what the view would be like from the top. How would I feel after climbing the tallest mountain in WA, 14,411 feet.

Haller Pass

After the 5.5-hour drive, we had to climb up a mountain on a dirt road for another 30 mins. Up Haller Pass we went, rushing because the sun was setting, and based off my communication with Jesse I knew we had a view of Mt. Rainier. I was desperate to see it but also get out of the truck finally. As I looked in my rearview mirror a cloud of dust followed my truck. Before we knew it we had arrived.

Skookum Falls

We didn't anticipate that when entering Mt. Rainier National Park you could only drive 5 Miles past the entrance. This waterfall was right outside of the entrance and I threw the drone up and managed to capture some epic footage and photos of it up close since it was tucked up against the mountain. Flying the drone never disappoints.

My son Karson

What an incredible opportunity to be able to share this experience with him. A trip I pray he will remember for his entire life and maybe even spark a new passion for adventures and exploration. I'm so thankful he had a friend to play with and to just be boys up in the mountains. Playing with fire, sticks, trying to cut logs with an axe. Watching him experience the trip was so fulfilling as a father. Im so proud of him and i thank god for being able to let him experince nature like that.