"The Big Volcano" Mount Rainier National Park by zrim

Mount Rainier National Park Travel Guide: 232 reviews and 505 photos

Mt. Rainier's ever present snow dome - Mount Rainier National Park

It is hard for me to believe that it has been 17 years since I visited Mt. Rainier with my sister in 1987. This was the first national park that I truly visited (got out of the car and hiked around). If you are ever in the Seattle area and the weather breaks--I'd recommend at least a daytrip to Mt. Rainier. It is a massive mountain and the scenery changes around each corner.

Unfortunately, I was a pathetic photographer at the time, so this page will be short and sweet. I'd like to go back in July or August some year and explore the alpine lakes and meadows strewn with wildflowers.

Last visit to Mount Rainier National Park: Jun 1987
Intro Updated Jun 10, 2004
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Cascade Range - Mount Rainier National Park

The Little Guys Things to Do (3)

Rainier is the colossus of the Cascades. It is twice as high and twenty times as massive as the little 7000 footers that... more travel advice

the toe of the Nisqually is in the foreground - Mount Rainier National Park

Nisqually Glacier Things to Do (3)

The impressive Nisqually Glacier is nearly four miles long and almost reaches the summit of Mt. Rainier where the ice... more travel advice

Rainier from a distance - Mount Rainier National Park

Big Mountain Things to Do (3)

Called Tahoma (big mountain) by the local Native Americans. Rainier is the most massive mountain in the lower 48. It... more travel advice

wispy clouds begin to form high on Rainier - Mount Rainier National Park

Mt. Rainier creates its own weather Warnings and Dangers (1)

The park roads will take you up past the snow line in early summer to the Paradise Visitor Center. It is a great... more travel advice

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mrclay2000 Sep 10, 2004 at 8:01 AM

Did not know this was here. My instincts tend toward Olympic and N Cascades for Washington State, also another place I have never been. Still, gotta love these mountains.
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globetrott Jul 9, 2004 at 1:21 PM

What a great scenery, Phil !
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mht_in_la Jul 8, 2004 at 9:19 AM

never been there. only saw the peak from downtown seattle. perhaps i should go before it errupts again...
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Bwana_Brown Jul 7, 2004 at 8:48 AM

Hey, nothing wrong with your photography back then! A very interesting read on this impressive mountain!
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goingsolo Jun 30, 2004 at 12:11 PM

Great pictures but some of the comments have me frightened. I'll be visiting Ranier NP this weekend. Hope the mountain doesn't choose to erupt during that time. :)
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Gili_S Jun 24, 2004 at 9:59 AM

So beautiful. Living in a flat country make ever hill for us a mountain :-)
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Dumpymotel Jun 12, 2004 at 8:09 AM

You must have been digging through your pictures and found Rainier... Ever tried Rainier Beer?