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...Harrison-Smith was the destination of his Volunteer Vacation - the Heart Basin area near Packwood in the shadow of Mount Rainier. "The location really made the difference," he said. "It was a 10-mile hike in, so we were going to be pretty...
...stranded with his companion on a steep slope near the Mount Rainier summit prepared for a second night on the mountain as...the situation, said Patti Wold, a spokeswoman for Mount Rainier National Park. Deep snow and whiteout conditions delayed...
...of starry skies are in jeopardy. Nighttime lights, beaming from cities and towns 200 miles away from parks such as Mount Rainier in Washington state and Yosemite in California, reduce star visibility and can affect nocturnal wildlife. In urban...
...climbed, camped and snowboarded and anything else they could think of, summer or winter. All four brothers had climbed Mount Rainier together and peaks in the Grand Tetons and the Chugach Mountains. Kevin and Travis had made successful McKinley climbs...
ASHFORD, Wash. - Former Mount Rainier National Park ranger Joe Puryear, noted for climbs in the Cascades...Leavenworth and is survived by his wife, Michelle. He was a Mount Rainier ranger in the 1990s.
...service, pushed most rivers in western Washington to record flood levels and caused widespread power outages. At Mount Rainier National Park, a record 18-inch deluge in 36 hours wrecked much of the tourist infrastructure, chased out park...
...said Mike Gauthier, lead climbing ranger at Mount Rainier National Park. Some climb Mount Rainier in the winter just for the added outdoor...feet, it's more than a mile higher than Mount Rainier - practice by climbing Rainier in the winter...
...they produced a documentary on the Russian Ballet, and Marchese has filmed on volcanos and mountain peaks, including Mount Rainier. The two will celebrate their second wedding anniversary on Mount Everest this month as they lead a five-member...
...Bureau of Investigation, an agency within the troopers, conducted a criminal investigation. Mount Rainier park reopens after floods MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. - The road to Paradise reopened Saturday. Six months after November floods...
...1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular vote. In 1899, Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state was established. In 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship as President...