This summer the wild fires in northern California and BC Canada caused the air quality on Seattle region pretty bad. But today the weather in Mount Rainier was forecast sunny, and the air quality improved little bit. So I picked the weekend to try out Mazama Ridge near Paradise visitor center.
Mazama Ridge is very popular place for photographers. Usually August is the best season for the wild flowers. In sunset moments, Mountains (Mount Rainier, Tatoosh Mountains) would provide the beautiful contrasts for photographing.
As usually, I drove to pass Paradise Visitor center, and continued about one mile down the Paradise Valley, and parked in the small parking lots, which is just over the creek. I picked Fourth Crossing Trail, and arrived up to the ridge just half mile causal hiking.
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| Step stairs on the Mazama Ridge towards Mount Rainier, 2018 |
The hot weather in the past month caused the wild flowers to skip their prime season for blooming.
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| Mazama Ridge towards Tatoosh Mountains |
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| Mazama Ridge towards Mount Rainier, 2018 |
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| Mazama Ridge towards Mount Rainier, 2018 |
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| Beargrass on the Mazama Ridge, 2018 |
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| Wild flowers in Edith Creek Basin |
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| Beargrass on the Mazama Ridge, 2018 |
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Rainier Wildflowers and the Tatoosh Range from Mazama Ridge, 2018
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Beautiful Sunset with mixture of smoke, 2018
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