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The Sisters’ Trip (and Tom) - Mountain Views As we got higher into the altitude driving around Mount Rainier National Park, fall colors nicely framed the mountains in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6ac294b73a5bbe43344d22f5/1791932478318-U1EFF7GHATEELOU0X4YF/IMG_7860.jpeg Travels - The Sisters’ Trip (and Tom) - The sisters and Tom Penny’s three sisters were really good traveling companions, all frightened looks aside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6ac294b73a5bbe43344d22f5/1791932473010-820JUAN51XFT0C5X4UTQ/IMG_1591.JPG Travels - The Sisters’ Trip (and Tom) - Christine Falls Christine Falls is a 60-foot plunging waterfall framed by a historic arched bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6ac294b73a5bbe43344d22f5/1791987766884-WGO6J0BZQARGE6B1UXW1/IMG_1607.png Travels - The Sisters’ Trip (and Tom) - Mountain Break Rainier is an easy park to drive around with plenty of pull offs for scenic photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6ac294b73a5bbe43344d22f5/1791932472995-TG4QEPNQUVZD6V9HJFRC/IMG_1601.JPG Travels - 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