Top 10 Wildflower Hikes
Mt. Rainier wildflower meadows are a phenomenon you must see to believe. Learn more about the Top 10 Wildflower Hikes in the Mt. Rainier region. ...
Cutting Your Own Christmas Tree in the Mt. Rainier Area?
So, you can’t cut down a tree in Mt. Rainier National Park, but you can have that experience of cutting down your own Christmas tree in select areas outside of the park. Here’s what you need to know before you go. ...
Feature: Ski Crystal Mountain
New gondola brings faster lift times and new possibilities Washington’s largest downhill ski area just got a whole lot better ...
100 Rainier Moments
The possibilities are seemingly endless… Mt. Rainier offers experiences for the young and the young at heart. It yields expansive vistas of ...
Mt. Rainier Fly Fishing 101
Fly Fishing is, more or less, about using a fly rod and a fly line to make precise casts in ...
Edith Corbett
In 1891 becomes second woman to climb Mount Rainier after failed attempt with Fay Fuller a year earlier. Being part of a successful climbing party that included 13-year old Susan Longmire; earning these two women the honors of being the second and third woman to summit the mountain. ...
Circle Mt. Rainier Driving Tour: A Personal Account
You’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain WHEN TO GO: Mid-May through early October START/END: Enumclaw, WA I love Mount Rainier. Seeing ...
Feature: Ski White Pass
White Pass Doubles in Size with Long-Awaited Expansion Planned decades ago, Paradise Basin finally opened in 2010, increasing White Pass’s ...
Fay Fuller – First Woman to Summit Mt. Rainier
Fay Fuller age 17, made it her goal to someday climb Mount Rainier. Three years later, Fay was on her way to summiting the 14,411-foot mountain. ...
Sluiskin: Native American Guide to Mt. Rainier Summiters
Yakama Indian Guide leads Hazard Stevens and Philemon Van Trump on their climb of Mount Rainier in 1870. ...
John Muir – Sierra Club Co-Founder, Naturalist, and National Park Activist
John Muir is notable to Mt. Rainier for climbing the mountain and chronicling it in the Ascent of Mount Rainier, helping to bring public awareness to protect the mountain as a national park. ...
Hazard Stevens: First Ascent of Mt. Rainier
In August of 1870, he, along with Philemon B. Van Trump, made the first successful documented ascent of Mount Rainier. ...
Philemon Beecher Van Trump: First Ascent of Mt. Rainier
In 1870, Van Trump along with Stevens becomes the first successful documented climbing party to summit Mount Rainier. Also notable for his friendship with John Muir and early involvement with the Sierra Club. ...
Edmond S. Meany – Historian, Professor, Writer, Conservationist & Mountaineers President
If ever Washington had a true Renaissance man, it would be Edmond S. Meany. His name is well recognized around Puget Sound associated with the University of Washington, a hotel, and as a mountain in the Olympic National Park. ...
William Fraser Tolmie
In 1833, Tolmie becomes first European to visit and record the glaciers and plants of what is now Mount Rainier National Park. ...
August V. Kautz
In 1857, Army Lieutenant Kautz makes the first attempt to summit Mount Rainier. ...
Indian Henry (So-To-Lick)
Skilled mountain guide who led James Longmire, John Muir, and many other early climbing parties to Mount Rainier. Also an early settler in the Eatonville area who prospered and lived comfortably within both Native and Euro-American circles. ...
Edward Sturgis Ingraham
Climber and national park advocate accompanied John Muir to Rainier's summit; named Muir Camp and several other places on the mountain. ...
Samuel Franklin Emmons
In 1870 along with A.D. Wilson becomes the second successful party to reach the summit of Mount Rainier. ...
Girlfriend’s Guide to Glamping Around Mt. Rainier
Interested in glamping, or glamour camping, in the scenic Mt. Rainier region this summer or fall? Then round up your gal pals for this two day glamping getaway filled with hidden gems around Mt. Rainier. ...
