The Mount Fremont Lookout Trail is a beautiful hike for explorers of all ages. It can be a challenge, but it’s not too long, and the views on a clear day are unmatched.

At Sunrise, another of the park’s drive-to flower havens, the slow meltout is patchy, with only the Mount Fremont Lookout Trail being snow-free earlier this week. Janet Killam, interpretive ...

Robert Portello takes in the beauty of Mount Rainier while hiking to the Fremont Lookout during his first visit to the national park. The trail to the lookout will be accessible Friday when the ...

On that Labor Day weekend hike to Mount Fremont Lookout, a freezing fog was blowing above 7,000 feet, leaving a thick layer of ice on the trees and bushes along the trail -- the date was Aug. 30.

Hike description: If you've studied the map of Mount Rainier National Park, surveyed the vistas from Mount Fremont Lookout or heard ... way to get you there. This trail starts outside the northern ...

The lookout is at the north edge of the Fremont National Forest ... at East Bay on Thompson Reservoir. The trail to the summit is usually free of snow from late May through October.

Scientists have recorded a recent earthquake swarm at Mount Rainier, seen here from the Fremont Lookout trail earlier this month, but there is no reason to think an eruption is imminent.