Mount Rainier National Park

Last Tracks of Winter?

Mount Rainier is graced with more snow than most can possibly imagine. And that makes for some incredible backcountry skiing, and backcountry photography, as tahoma has found.

This shot, looking south down Mazama Ridge from inside the park, shows the western Tatoosh Range (l-r): Castle, Pinnacle Peak, Plummer Peak, the top of distant Mount St. Helens, Lane Peak, and sunlit Wahpenayo Peak.

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 9th, 2012 1:23pm

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Crater Lake National Park Officials Given Final Say Over Sightseeing Overflights

While legislation has been signed into law by President Obama to give Crater Lake National Park officials final say on whether to allow helicopter sightseeing tours over the park, that authority is lacking in many other units of the National Park System.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 22nd, 2012 3:00am

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Effort Under Way In Congress To Reinstate Ban On Firearms in National Parks

A group of congressmen, led by two members of Washington state's delegation, is trying to reinstate a ban against firearms in national parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - February 19th, 2012 9:08am

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Search For Missing Parties At Mount Rainier National Park To Begin To Scale Back

After a week of searching made dangerous and complicated by high winds, snowfall, and dangerous avalanche conditions, crews at Mount Rainier National Park are expected to begin scaling back their efforts to locate two overdue parties on the mountain.

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By NPT Staff - January 24th, 2012 10:59am

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Millions Of Dollars Heading To National Parks For Road, Multiple-Use Trail Improvements

Millions of dollars are flowing to the National Park System for work on aging roads and multiple-use trails in need of some TLC, and transportation systems thanks to the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in the Parks program overseen by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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By NPT Staff - January 24th, 2012 2:43pm

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Two Parties Now A Week Overdue in Mount Rainier National Park

It has been a week since two parties on Mount Rainier failed to return from their backcountry trips as planned, and high winds, deep snow, and towering drifts continue to hamper efforts to find them.

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By NPT Staff - January 23rd, 2012 8:20am

Update: Still No Luck In Search For Overdue Parties At Mount Rainier National Park

Winds reaching 40 mph Friday created white-out conditions that hampered a search for two overdue parties at Mount Rainier National Park, and the forecast doesn't call for much improvement during the weekend.

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By NPT Staff - January 20th, 2012 8:32pm

Elite Mountaineers Called In To Help With Search For Overdue Parties at Mount Rainier National Park

A team of elite mountaineers familiar with routes on Mount Rainier and avoiding avalanches headed on Thursday to look for two overdue parties in Mount Rainier National Park.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 19th, 2012 6:45pm

Weather Hampering Search For Missing Parties At Mount Rainier National Park

Poor weather conditions hampered efforts Wednesday to search for two parties overdue from the backcountry of Mount Rainier National Park.

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By NPT Staff - January 18th, 2012 6:39pm

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After Three Days Lost in Mount Rainier National Park, 66-year-old Snowshoer Walks Out and Goes Home

As the search for a missing 66-year-old snowshoer in the backcountry of Mount Rainier National Park moved into its third cold, snowy day, more than a few of those involved began to fear the worst. But in the end, they found Yong Chun Kim able to walk and in no immediate need of medical care.

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By Kurt Repanshek - January 17th, 2012 9:03am

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