Grove of the Patriarchs Loop — Monday, Jul. 10, 2017

I don’t recall ever walking this short path. It was always too long of a drive to make it worthwhile. So I added it on to the end of my day after two other day hikes. There was even parking after 5:00 p.m. The trees are noteworthy of course. But I liked the suspension bridge over the Ohanapecosh River. That river is sooooo clear, very much unlike the glacier-fed rivers flowing all through Mt. Rainier National Park. I just stood and marveled at the clarity, seeing many different colors of rocks on the riverbed.