US NorthWest 2017 Travel (8) - Mt. Rainier National Park

Changde Wu    2017-11-22

Mt. Rainier, with its elevation of 4392 m, is the highest peak of Cascade Range; it is also a dormant volcano. Mt. Rainier National Park, established in 1899, is one of the oldest national park in US. It protects a broad area surrounding the Mt. Rainier. During summer, wild flowers are blooming along the valley and in the hills. This was our second visit of Mt. Rainier. We stayed one night at the lodge inside the park, visisted the usual area around the paradise as welll as unsual area in Sunrise Ridge.

P1 Wonderland Trail at Cougar Rock

P2 Christine Falls

P3 The valley SW of Mt. Rainier

P4 The green mountains SW of Mt. Rainier

P5 Mt. Rainier

P6 Mt. Rainier and a river valley

P7 Narada Falls

P8 Narada Falls

P9 Mt. Rainier viewed around Henry M Jackson Memorial Visitor Center

P10 Wild flowers

P11 Lake in the early morning mists

P12 Mt. Rainier and its reflection in the water

P13 Tranquil Lake in early morning

P14 Louise Lake

P15 Scenery in Bench Lake Trail

P16 Mt. Rainier from another angle

P17 Mt. Rainier behind Box Canyon

P18 The lakes under the Sunrise Ridge

P19 Sunrise Ridge Visitor Center

P20 A valley in Sunrise Ridge, Mt. Adam in far back

P21 Mt. Rainier viewed from Sunrise ridge

P22 Mt. Rainier viewed from Sunrise ridge 2

P23 Mountains around Sunrise ridge

P24 The distant Mt. Rainier under the sunset

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