Memories Of Mount Rainier
Glimpses of a formidable mountain in the Pacific Northwest
It was summer 2016 when I had the opportunity to visit Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State. We took a flight to Seattle and from there, we rented a car to Ashford. We stayed in a cabin, and two miles away was the entrance gate of the National Park.
Mount Rainier is above 14,000 feet and it the highest peak of the Cascade Mountain Range. Mount Rainier is shrouded with numerous glaciers, but it’s actually a stratovolcano. How deceiving it is! In the picture above, you can see some of the glaciers. The most famous are Emmons and Nisqually.
Below is Nisqually River formed by the melting ice of the Nisqually Glacier. The water was swift and very cold. The water looks turbid for the debris of the glacier. We had to hike through the fir, hemlock, cedar forest on the other side of the river, so we crossed through the wooden bridge.
Due to a telephoto lens, I could take a picture of the glacier shown below. It’s the Paradise side of the mountain. The opposite side is called Sunrise. Imagine climbing that rugged mountain! Yes, it attracts mountain climbers.
