{"id":4308,"date":"2020-11-30T16:33:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T23:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluesboots.com\/?p=4308"},"modified":"2022-03-23T15:53:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:53:03","slug":"reflection-lake-snowshoe-mrnp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluesboots.com\/?p=4308","title":{"rendered":"Reflection Lake Snowshoe &#8211; MRNP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In winter season, I live for those perfect bluebird days at The Mountain (a.k.a. Mt. Rainier) to tide me over during the gray, wet PNW winters. Yesterday was one of those days.  In lieu of heading to Paradise, we decided to snowshoe to Reflection Lake instead, hoping to avoid crowds ~~ and we were right!  It was brrrrrrr cold!  My thermometer read 26 degrees, but the sunshine, leftover turkey sandwiches for lunch, hot tea\/coffee, and time spent simply listening to silence and taking in the beauty of Mother Nature more than made up for the cold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4314\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesboots.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/20201129_122503.jpg?w=676\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4314\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4315\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesboots.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/20201129_124746.jpg?w=676\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4315\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"4313\" src=\"https:\/\/bluesboots.files.wordpress.com\/2020\/11\/20201129_104553.jpg?w=676\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4313\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m sometimes asked why I spend 4 hours driving in a car (2 hours each way) to spend a few hours snowshoeing.  I believe these photos answer that question. This is how I refill my cup, restore my happiness, recharge my batteries, and fill my soul up to full. I love both the grand and expansive views of Tahoma and the beauty of individual ice crystals.  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