Day 2 at Mount Rainier National Park, featuring the outside of Alexander’s Lodge in Ashford, where we spent the night (our bedroom was in the turret); the town of Ashford, where we rented chains because they were required in the park; the view from a bridge above a waterfall we took a short walk to; Paradise, on the south slope of the mountain, where almost everything was closed for the season; Cooper Creek Inn & Restaurant, a spot I really adored; the Grove of the Patriarchs trail, heading up north on the east side of the park; and views from the Tipsoo Lake area and driving back south toward home. Now we just need to go back to see the wildflowers in the summertime!