For Jamie's first snowshoe experience trip we signed up to hike Rampart Ridge near the Longmire area
of Rainier. Thanks to El Nino there was no snow to be found there. Thankfully the leader changed the
trip so Jamie could get credit. We drove further up to Paradise and hiked along Mazama Ridge. It was a
beautiful sunny day on the mountain making for a initially enjoyable trip. After an interesting river crossing
and a few ups and downs the trip turned out to be a standard grueling Mountaineers trip. Still, it was
a good trip and Jamie got her credit.