... sending me pictures of some cool-looking cloud formations that swirled above Mount Rainier in my old state of residence, that being Washington, supposedly this past ... The last photo of flying saucer like clouds swirling around Mount Rainier is the view from Gig Harbor. Gig Harbor is ... called lenticular clouds. They occur when the air flow over Mount Rainier hits a precise condition where the air gets ...

... News Tribune this weekend reports on some remarkable archeological discoveries at Mount Rainier and North Cascades National Parks. A dig ... humans used the area 9,600 years ago. At Mount Rainier National Park, a site on the northern slope of the ... 7,600 years.This is significant because until recently--as recently as when I was working at Mount Rainier as a seasonal ranger in the mid 1990s--the " ...

With all that snow atop Mount Rainier, it's no surprise that folks head to the mountain to make some turns. But those turns are really earned, as there's no lift. This short video shows some turns made the other day following the recent snowfall at Mount Rainier National Park. read more

... Mike and Paul, and myself successfully summitted Mt. Rainier. I kept meaning to write a post about it, but put it off until now... Day 1 ... early and drove up to Paradise. View of Mt. Rainier from Paradise. Group shot at the trailhead (Paradise) ... AftermathIn the days and weeks following our summit of Mt. Rainier we all carried with us reminders of our excursion. In particular, Paul had ginormous ...

... “Bill” Wallace, and yes, he is my dear friend, has asked that I summit Mt. Rainier with him. We were at Hudson Grill in Alphartetta. Certainly, there were spirits involved. …I’ll wager of several varieties. I’ ... , Epic Adventure, Fear, Friendship, Fun Stories, High Adventure, Kobayashi Maru, Life, Mountain Climbing., Mt. Rainier, Personal Test, Stuff, William Wallace

It was predicted to be a warm couple days that I had off of work and Tyler Jones (RMI guide) had just returned to Ashford from a couple of months in Alaska, so we decided to ski Mt. Rainier. The night before our ski we headed up Copper Creek Road to check out our intended descent via the Tahoma Glacier from Glacier View. Spotting scope in tow, we planned our route and how to avoid the end-of- ...