Paradise, at Mount Rainier
Your visit to Mount Rainier National Park will probably center around two major hiking areas: Paradise, on the mountain’s south side, and Sunrise, on the eastern side. While the view of Rainier diminishes in the afternoon at Sunrise, the mountain stays beautifully lit all day at Paradise. And thanks to a variety of long and short trails at Paradise, you can easily spend an afternoon or a couple of days hiking here. Almost all of the trails at Paradise begin at this staircase (above), on which is inscribed a quote from John Muir: … the most luxuriant and the most […]
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