Not much to talk about today.  Hit the trail early.  We decided to "slack pack" (a term meaning to drop your pack and then hike) by dropping our packs at Box Canyon near a road.  Two of our group put it into overdrive and  hiked the 15 miles in less than 4 hours (one of them was the 50-something guy)!  The other two did it in 6.

We got in early enough to have lunch (in a corner away from everyone else) at the National Park Inn before heading to the airport to drop off Mark.

Don't miss the picture to the right.

Mt. Rainier
One of the best pics.