We left Glacier this morning headed to Spokane for a much needed resupply stop. We arrived in Spokane around 3:30 and stopped off to wash clothes.

We got a room at a Super 8 hotel that had a check-out time from 11-2 (HECK YES). We spent this time reworking the van situation, charging up eelectronics posting the blog, etc. We also grubbed out at this Chinese restaurant

... and ordered WAYYYYY too much food, but it was oh so good. We got a great nights sleep and woke up rejuvenated, ready to head out. This is what a goods nights sleep looked like at this point.

I mentioned earlier that we were going to rework the van situation...well this was Brett's great idea. Clark Griswold style!!!!

After driving down the interstate hearing what sounded like a hive of bees, we decided that we had to figure out a way to get more storage and not look like Clark, so this was the best and laziest idea we had:

Yes!!! It is now sooooo much better.
When we arrived into Mt. Rainier territory, there was a scenic viewpoint so we pulled off and WOW...just WOW. This was our first glimpse of Mt. Rainier.

We also met a local photographer who REALLY had his shite together. He told us that this was the spot to view the Perseid Meteor Shower, which was peaking, and that it will best be seen around midnight when the moon sets. So we decided we would take his advice to view the shower.
But, before the meteor show we needed to check in to our hotel. We arrived at the Crest Trail Lodge around 9:00 p.m (just missed our free glass of wine, shucks). Grabbed a bite to eat and headed back out to the scenic point to observe the shower. The meteor shower was really neat. Whitish blue streaks across the sky left beautiful trails that lingered for seconds before fading away. We stayed out until 1:15 a.m and headed back down to the lodge to get some sleep. It's off to Ohanapecosh Campground in the morning.