Imagine standing on a ridge overlooking an endless tapestry of mountains bathed in golden light, the scent of pine filling ...

Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what ...

If there’s one region in the U.S. that can steal my heart without even trying, it’s the Pacific Northwest—and Washington is a huge reason why. There’s just something about those towering evergreens, ...

I f you want to visit Mount Rainier National Park this spring and summer, yes, there is still a reservation system, but it’s not what you were used to last year.

A hiker on the Skyline Trail near Panorama Point in Mount Rainier National Park, Wash., in 2017. Feng Wei Photography/Getty Images By Sam Hill , Pacific Northwest Contributing Parks Editor April ...

As of today, Amazon has sole use of the Mowitch Lake road (SR 165). There is no longer access to Mowitch Lake or to the Wonderland trail from this road: all tourists are being redirected to the ...

Longmire/Paradise. The park’s original 1916 headquarters is aging gracefully at Longmire, surrounded by its easiest low-elevation hikes with forest shade. The 0.75-mile Trail of the Shadows remains a ...

Spring hikes in Mount Rainier National Park Just a short drive from Seattle, Mount Rainier National Park is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. Spring hiking here offers a mix of snow-capped peaks ...

Mount Rainier, for example, had nearly 2.5 million visitors last year, up from less than 1.9 million a decade earlier. Meanwhile, the Park Service’s workforce had already dropped significantly ...

That would unlock Mount Rainier (or Taquoma as it’s known to the Puyallup Tribe, who have lived near the mountain since time immemorial) to more visitors, while improving environmental sustainability.