Some of my favorite pictures are the ones that have caught me by surprise.
I made my son a deal a few months back while my husband was out of town. I’d take him to Northwest Trek if he’d go for an evening hike with me afterward.
He thought it was a good deal and agreed.
After visiting the park we hiked along the Little Mashel River, a hike that in our usual tunnel vision to get to Mount Rainier National Park, we’d somehow never taken before.
There were several other families on the hike, including a group from Kentucky that said they took this hike every year while up in Eatonville visiting family. I was a little embarrassed to confess it was our first time out here. It was fun to leapfrog with them and talk about the plants, other favorite hikes, and we got to these falls at about the same time. My son was able to play on the rocks, and I pulled my camera out to take some pictures.
I guess I was in the right place at the right time. The light beautifully illuminated the falls, catching both the falling curtain of water and the rock and life behind the falls.
I loved the way the water was flowing at just the right rate to create a transparent veil of water.
Once the sunlight fell behind the trees, we packed back up and hiked back to the car.
This might just turn into an annual tradition of our own.