Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. We look into its climbing history, spotlighting the pioneers who ...

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Nearby Mount Rainier National Park also offers the easy 3.5-mile Naches ... Known for fiery fall foliage in autumn, the region lights up with wildflowers beginning in April. Trillium, dwarf iris, ...

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The Point Wilson Lighthouse stands guard at Fort Worden State Park. At sunset, the lighthouse glows against the pink and orange sky. It’s a sight that will make you reach for your camera every time.

Yakima sits 70 miles east of Mount Rainier National Park, about 1.5 hours from the Stevens ... I recommend visiting in the fall when the leaves turn to their fiery autumn hues. Note that the Stevens ...

Park rangers at Mount Rainier National Park in Washington are urging visitors to remember that wintry conditions can still be found on the iconic mountain and that they should come prepared for them.

The first sight Zalmai “Zeke” Zahir would see most mornings growing up in Seattle and on the Muckleshoot reservation was the white-capped grooves of Mount Rainier. A linguist, Zahir recently ...

Carbon River is fed by a glacier and melting snow off an arm of Mount Rainier. Cappetto said that if weather permits, deputies will try to survey the canyon by air the rest of the week.