Wildflowers on Mt Rainier There's a little bit of everything in the wildflower fields of Mt Rainier National Park come springtime, and the colorful meadows enjoy a backdrop of the snow-capped peak.

Which is why, on a recent day, Theobald and Lozanoff were climbing up and down the south side of Mount Rainier, checking their five research sites at different elevations, from 5,249 feet to 5,905 ...

Avid Mount Rainier hiker and photographer Donovan Tracy has captured about 250 wildflower species around ... “The splendid flower fields are reached after a somewhat strenuous hike,” Tracy ...

Mount Rainier is an active volcano. With 28 major glaciers, it’s also the “most glaciated peak” in the contiguous U.S. and the tallest peak in the Cascade Range, according to the park.

Seattle mountaineer Karen Sykes offers a roundup of popular day hikes around the Sunrise area of Mount Rainier National Park. ... Bring a field guide and look for Western pasque flower, Indian ...

Spiritual Life writer Lee Walter enjoys hiking at Mount Rainier with family. He tells about its awe-inspiring beauty that reminds him of God.

Mount Rainier National Park is shaking up its wilderness fee permit structure, going from a flat rate by group to a nightly per-person fee. Overnight wilderness permits will cost $10 per person ...

Shooting stars led people all over the world to head outside and look up Saturday night. It was the peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower. Mount Rainier National Park officials say the park’s ...

From staff reports. Visitors to Mount Rainier National Park this winter will have one fewer day per week to drive to the Paradise area and they won’t find any open sledding runs there.