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Creation date / 2009 / Week 41
Twin Firs Trailhead on the south side of Mt. Rainier National Park.
Dense forests are surround the short trail for Twin Firs at Mt. Rainier National Park.
Here is the results of a tree growing on a nurse log. The tangle of roots supports the new tree as the old one rots away.
Vine Maples frome trees as they struggle for sunlight on the Twin Firs Trail.
Fall mushrooms sprout in the dank forest along the Twin Firs Trail in Mt. Rainier National Park.
The skeleton of a giant cedar tree lies next to the path along the Twin Firs Trail in Mt. Rainier National Park.
When James Longmire opened the resort at Longmire in the late 1800's, it was considered good health to drink from the soda springs and to bathe in the water.
This is a soda spring becuase carbon dioxide and other gasses constantly bubble up through the water.
Fall brings out the yellows and golds of the grasses in Longmire Meadow. Look for trees and brush cut down by beavers along the edges of the meadow.
This cabin is the oldest surviving structure at Mt. Rainier National Park. It was built by Elcaine Longmire in 1888.
The rust orange color of this cement come from iron and other minerals that precipitate out of the water as it cools. This stonework was built around 1920. This color is why the spring is called Iron Mike.
Mushrooms are commonly seen along the Stevens Creek Trail in Mt. Rainier National Park. These mushrooms are growing on a dying tree.
Stevens Creek cascades over rocks polished smooth by raging floods each fall.
A strong steel beam bridge trimmed with wood provides an easy crossing for the Wonderland Trail over Stevens Creek.
Polished rocks and Stevens Creek provides a backdrop for the fall colors of Vine Maple.