对很多初来西雅图的游客而言，西雅图留下的第一印象很可能是一张从Kerry Park拍摄的西雅图天际线——在太空针和市中心高楼的背后，是距离西雅图市区100英里的雷尼尔雪山。
To most of tourists, their first impression about Seattle is likely an iconic photo of Seattle skyline shot from Kerry Park — the Space Needle, downtown buildings, with Mount Rainier in the background.
搬来西雅图地区已经3年多了，一直也只是远远眺望着这座活火山。倒是这次疫情导致积攒的假期即将溢出，正好给了我们一次休假的机会，趁着周末高峰来临之前去了一次雷尼尔国家公园。出于对疫情的担心，我们没有选择在公园附近住一晚，而是当天来回。
It’s been over 3 years since we moved to the Greater Seattle area, and all we’ve done was gazing at it in the distance. The pandemic, however, helped accelerating vacation time accrual. As a result, we decide to take advantage of the vacation time (which otherwise will max out) to visit this active volcano. Instead of lodging near the park though, we decided to make it a same-day round trip, with the concern of the pandemic.
从位于公园西南部的Nisqually入口进入公园，沿着蜿蜒的山路到达了海拔5400英尺的天堂景区。即使是在工作日，又受疫情影响，找车位还是需要一定的运气。
Via the Nisqually Entrance, we reached the temporarily-closed visitor center at Paradise, after a long winding road. Even though it’s a workday during the pandemic, it’s not easy to find a spot in the parking lot at 5400 ft. elevation.
我们走了Skyline Trail的一小段——过了Myrtle Falls不久就折返了。
在前往Reflection Lake的路上拍到的山顶——
On our way to the Reflection Lake —
Reflection Lake ——
还有我们——
