Safety bear!

A black bear at Mt. Rainier
Originally uploaded by kckellner.

We saw this little guy (thankfully no mama present) up at Mt. Rainier this morning. He was just wandering around the lodge - Josh got some great pictures (and a little close). Fortunately, the rangers showed up to shoo the little guy away from the lodge and nobody was eaten.

The weekend up at the lodge, recently refurbished by Josh's firm, was great. Although the weather did not allow for any hiking, it cleared up our last morning for a great sunrise -- complete with snow!