The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day601

Day 601 — Sunrise & Old Growth — Mount Rainier National Park

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572Shakespeare & Lithia Park573Free Day574Up to Crater Lake575The Caldera576North to Bend577Beer, River & Rock578Free Day579North to Mount Hood580Waterfalls & the Mountain581Free Day582West to Portland583Books, Carts & Doughnuts584Gardens & Views585Neighborhoods & Beer586Free Day587South to Salem588Capital & Waterfalls589Free Day590West to the coast591The Central Coast592Cannon Beach593Free Day594North to Astoria595Column, Maritime & the Goonies596Free Day597Across to Washington598The Blast Zone599Northeast to Rainier600Paradise601Sunrise & Old Growth602Northwest to the capital603The Statehouse604Free Day605Out to the peninsula606Hurricane Ridge607The Rainforest608The Wild Coast609Free Day610East to Seattle611Pike Place & the Waterfront612Seattle Center613Pioneer Square & Ballard614Flight & Views615Free Day616North to the islands617San Juan Island618Orcas Island619Free Day620North to Canada & the Cascades621Vancouver, BC622Bridges, Peaks & the Border623Free Day624North Cascades625Southeast to Leavenworth626Alpine Village627Free Day628Southeast to wine country629Wine & Main Street630Free Day631Into the Rockies

The high side and ancient trees.

  1. 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM· 5h

    Sunrise & the Grove of the PatriarchsNational Parks & ForestsAnchor

    Drive to Sunrise, the highest point you can reach by car, then walk the old-growth Grove of the Patriarchs.

    Bring: layers · water

    Sunrise Rd, Mount Rainier National Park, WA

  2. from 6:00 PM(Evening)· unscheduled

    The meadows, at an ambleFree / Rest Days

    You have hiked at altitude two days running and Olympic is next. Take Paradise slowly and watch the mountain go pink — it is the last thing to lose the light for a hundred miles in any direction.

What the colours mean

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And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here