One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal ... Get there: From Seattle (95 miles) or Tacoma (70 miles) to the Nisqually Entrance (open year-round ...

Photographer’s description: “Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) setting behind Tahoma/Mount Rainier. Taken from a roadside pullout on the eastern side of the park using a Nikon Z8 + 50 mm f ...

It’s my 20th birthday, and I’m back again, roaming the hills and valleys that feel so much more like home than my Seattle apartment ever will. For countless Washingtonians, Mount Rainier is ...

During the rainy season, it may peek out from behind the clouds, or vanish entirely. In summer, it looms against the blue sky. Whether it’s the mountain itself or the Seattle skyline with Rainier ...

If you don't have time to make the drive to Mount Rainier (which sits about two hours southeast of downtown Seattle), Mount Si provides a popular alternative. Sitting about 40 miles east of the ...

During the rainy season, it may peek out from behind the clouds, or vanish entirely ... Emma Smith, account executive / social media manager The post Best Instagram-Worthy Location: Mount Rainier ...

Majestic Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and an active volcano with more glaciers than any other mountain in the United States. Just an hour's drive from Seattle, the park's ...

The best way to get around Mount Rainier National Park is by car since ... about a two- to three-hour-drive away, including the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), which is about 55 ...

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The Sunrise sign at Mount Rainier National Park seen covered in snow on Sept. 27, 2023. (National Park Service) TOPICS: Although residents of western Washington bid farewell to summer, it seems ...