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Aug 30, 2012
The top ten photos from our Capturing Mount Rainier contest. Can you spot the winner?
Jul 20, 2012
More than half of the climbers who try to summit Mount Rainier don’t make it. And as a guide on the state’s tallest mountain, I feel them fail.
As I trudge slowly up the mountain in the predawn...
Jul 20, 2012
In the bump-on-the-road town of Ashford, which starts just outside of the Park’s southwest gate, there aren’t a lot of things: No McDonald’s. No stoplights. Definitely no fine dining. But there...
Jul 19, 2012
Whether you look for the wildflowers on paved trails, climb to the peak, or view from afar, Mount Rainier looms as our most iconic natural landmark.
Jul 19, 2012
BearSight a black bear—no grizzlies—in the Mazama Ridge area east of Paradise in late summer; train binoculars to the open meadows.
Harlequin DucksThey’re not as populous as the camp robber...
Jul 19, 2012
Red foxes were once a prized sighting at Mount Rainier. I’d been going to the mountain for nearly a quarter century before I saw one. But this year I’ve seen three foxes in three trips. That’s...
Jul 19, 2012
AshfordThe town is little more than a loose string of rental cabins, mountaineering shops, and restaurants, but it’s home base for much of the park’s outdoor activity.
Westside RoadAnother...
Jul 19, 2012
Under a Roof
National Park InnOpen year-round and snow free before almost anything else in the park, Longmire serves as a kind of home base for Mount Rainier operations. Most of the 25 hotel...
Jul 19, 2012
Mount Rainier is 100 square miles of active volcano. Armed with just a rock hammer and a handheld magnifying glass, geologist Tom Sisson set about reading its rocks like tea leaves. After a...
Jul 19, 2012
How Pros Photograph the Mountain
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