Updated 3/18/09 and 11/4/09 Since I've been researching the material behind the 1896 expedition I've discovered the real possibility and most likely probability the photos published with the 1898 report were not taken on the expedition but were taken...

This is an updated version of the May 2008 post, correcting location information and adding new information. It's coming to the time folks like to think about visiting Mt. Rainier, but there is still one thing that inhibits or even prohibits the trip....

The Washington Trails Associattion (Website) included an article about how to Ford a river in the September-October 2009 magazine to members (found on newsstands). Well, after 14 years of field experience wading and measuring rivers and another 14 as a...

The Washington Department of Transportation (WADOT) has reopened highway 410 from Naches to Chinook Pass with an emergency detour from milepost 104 to milepost 108 about 12 miles west of Naches. This will allow travellers to use the highway to Chinook...

I've updated the Mt. Rainier NP photo guide for November for the news, access and conditions and the monthly prospects. I've also updated the areas guides, see overview, for the southwest, northwest and Paradise areas. All of the roads, except...