Backpacking the Northwest

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Take a look at some flood damage pictures from the NPS. The Trail Crew clearing a large tree from the Wonderland Trail NEWS: August 3, 2007 – The park is now accepting Wonderland Trail reservations. The park experienced severe flooding in November 2006. Travel here for more information. Mount Rainier can receive 700 or more [...]

Published August 01, 2007 By JEFFREY P. MAYOR     ASHFORD – A Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane thundered over Mount Rainier National Park, lifting more than 50,000 pounds of steel I-beam bridges to three backcountry locations. The bridges, and the $104,000 bill for the Sikorsky, are part of the park’s $36 million effort to recover from [...]