We spent the day with Ronnie and Linda at Mount Rainier the day before we left for the beach.  It is so beautiful!  Actually, there are no words to describe the beauty. Below the mountain was a little business area with old box cars painted in primary colors and converted into a hotel.  There were also a couple of small fast food restaurants.  It seemed like a really nice place to spend the night sometime.  Should one plan to drive up the mountain they would need to allow a day to drive up, stop at the top for a while to look around, and drive back.  Especially if one would take the wrong way down the mountain.