Mile 4024 – Mount Rainier National Park.
We left Seattle in the morning, but not without P.J. visiting the historic University of Washington Library building, for which she had a postcard from her Great Aunt Esther. After that, we went to Spanaway Lake, for which she had another postcard, with a reflection of Mount Rainier. The entire shoreline of this lake is now “developed”, and it was impossible to find a spot from which the postcard could have been taken. Next to Olympia, Washington, for two more postcards, of the Washington statehouse. More luck there, although the Washington Capitol building was partially covered in gauze while it is being renovated. Finally, on to Mount Rainier National Park.
For the first time this trip, we tried our luck finding accommodations on the road. We succeeded, but in August it is definitely risky. Some places in the park were booked more than a week out.
Vintage Postcard Project: August 20: Washington State