Rising 14,410 feet above the ocean, Mount Rainier can be seen from Seattle on a clear day, only a couple of hours away. With its cone-shaped peak, it’s an active volcano and one of the most glaciated ...

Did you know that Washington state has more waterfalls than any other state in the contiguous U.S.? Mount Rainier National Park is home to many of Washington’s 3,000 or so falls. Many are buried ...

170-foot falls in the Paradise area of Mt. Rainier National Park. In mid-June, you can see the falls plummeting due to all the snowmelt, which is the best time to go in my opinion. The trail also ...

From the Paradise parking lot, hike the trail to Myrtle Falls. Walk for just under half a mile to find water spilling down rocky faces against the backdrop of Mount Rainier. If snow camping or ...

Paradise, which is located at an elevation ... From this perch, travelers will have views of Mount Rainier and other volcanoes in the Cascade Range, such as Mount Adams. Sunrise is also the ...

A team of park rangers in Washington state said they recovered the body of a skier who vanished in Mount Rainier National Park ... of Pebble Creek's Moraine Falls after rangers reported the ...

The body of a female skier last heard from on May 18 was recovered in Mount Rainier National ... at the base of Pebble Creek's Moraine Falls above Paradise. She appeared to have fallen some ...

Paradise, which is located at an elevation of 5,400 feet, is a great place to start your park visit and where you'll find the Paradise Jackson Visitor Center, the main visitor center for the park.