Backpacking the Northwest

The Sunrise Road in the northeast corner of Mount Rainier National Park will open Friday at noon for the season, a week earlier than originally scheduled, Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga said today. Sunrise Lodge, Snack Bar and Gift Shop are scheduled to open July 2. The Sunrise Visitor Center will remain closed for the [...]

Chinook and Cayuse passes have closed for the season after the state Department of Transportation reviewed a snowy forecast and assessed the avalanche risk. Due to heavy snow accumulation on the roadway, DOT crews temporarily closed Chinook Pass just after 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. Crews assessed the stability of the hillside on Sunday morning, and [...]

Paradise Inn reopens Friday after a 31-month renovation – much of which won’t be noticeable to visitors JEFFREY P. MAYOR; jeff.mayor@ thenewstribune.com Published: May 11th, 2008 02:00 AM | Updated: May 9th, 2008 04:03 PM The $22.5 million work on the historic inn in Mount Rainier National Park , which closed the facility in October [...]

Being a “Mount Rainier VIP” (did you realize that volunteers are labeled “VIPs” because they are “Volunteers In Parks?”) allowed me to recently take a private tour of the new Jackson Visitor Center and remodeled Paradise Inn. Both are still under construction (which has consumed the Paradise upper lot for the last 2 summers) but [...]

Philemon Van Trump 1839-1916 Van Trump was the pioneering mountain climber on Mount Rainier in Washington State and wrote extensively about its history and beauty. He made at least 5 climbs to the summit between 1870 and 1892 including the first successful ascent in 1870. Van Trump worked with Muir to support and expand new [...]

Timeline 5000 B.C. – 1800s For thousands of years, Taidnapam, Upper Cowlitz, Yakama, Nisqually, and Puyallup tribes live in the foothills of the mountain they call Tahoma. They fish, hunt, and gather berries and herbs on its lower slopes. However, because they have a great reverence and awe for Tahoma, they never go near its [...]

ASHFORD, Wash. — Mount Rainier National Park rangers used DNA testing to convict an elk poacher. Rangers found a kill site on Nov. 6 well within the southeast corner of the park. They found hunters camping three days later just south of the park boundary.One hunter, 48-year-old dean Douglas Harriman of Arlington, said he had [...]

Posted by The Associated Press December 20, 2007 07:54AM Categories: Breaking News, Outdoors MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK — High avalanche danger and poor visibility have hindered search teams looking for a snowshoer missing in Mount Rainier National Park after an avalanche. Park officials say the 22-year-old Lynnwood man disappeared during a day hike on snowshoes. [...]

Mount Rainier, Edith Creek Originally uploaded by LivingWilderness.com Sweet shot I found on Flickr..

Mt. Rainier Infrared Originally uploaded by Cap’n Surly Kind of like this one, just wanted to share it..