There are quite a few Mount Rainier waterfalls to check off your list during your visit, and some are easier to visit than ...

Where to Park when Hiking Skyline Trail Loop in Mount Rainier. There are two places to park if you want to hike SkylineTrail Mount Rainier. The primary parking lot is located at the Henry M ...

Terry Richard / The OregonianRangers give natural history talks at Paradise's visitor center on Mount Rainier. ... Check out Paradise, then hike for Rainier views. Published: Jul. 26, 2008, 9:14 a.m.

Paradise gets more than 300,000 visitors a year, said Chuck Young, chief ranger of Mount Rainier National Park, while Sunrise gets only about a third that number.

At the Paradise Inn's dining room, the views of Mount Rainier are stunning. Leslie Kelly. I’m going to chalk this up to a possible case of waiting for fresh supplies to be delivered and a side ...

Over the course of the hike, we would climb an additional 1,700 feet up, to just over 7,000 feet elevation - about halfway to the top of majestic Mount Rainier.

The series of earthquakes is the first major swarm of seismic events since 2009. Is it safe if you’re planning on visiting?

IT SNOWS UP HERE: Paradise, on Mount Rainier's south side, receives an annual average of 630 inches of snow. The world record was set there -- 1,122 inches or 93.5 feet -- in 1971-72, until Mount ...

In mid-July, I found myself seated in snow on the Skyline Trail in Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park, peering down the flank of the 14,411-foot stratovolcano, ready to slide.

Along with the sound of birds and falling water, you might hear ringing cell phones during a future hike on Mount Rainier. The National Park Service is considering applications to install a cell ...

MOUNT RAINIER -- Friday's opening ... In a typical year, 450,000 to 500,000 people come to Paradise to see the wildflowers, take a hike, join a guided snowshoe trek, go sledding or climb the mountain.

Seattleites call it "The Mountain" for a reason. The 14,411-foot behemoth beckons to city dwellers looking for a summer trip. Hike, take a nature walk, climb, go bird-watching ...