Narada Falls, at Mount Rainier
It's easy to access one of Mount Rainier National Park's most beautiful and impressive waterfalls, because it's right beside the…
Mount Rainier’s Southwest Side: Longmire, National Park Inn
If you're entering Mount Rainier National Park from its southwest side (the Nisqually Entrance, via Route 706), you'll probably have…
Van Trump Park, Mount Rainier
Van Trump Park was one of the most beautiful places I visited at Mount Rainier -- and that's saying something,…
Hike to Comet Falls, Mount Rainier
When the sun doesn't shine at Mount Rainier, the park's beautiful centerpiece vanishes from view. And since weather around the…
Christine Falls at Mount Rainier
Christine Falls is a perfect photo spot, located along the road to Paradise on Mount Rainier National Park's southwest side. …
Hike to Carter Falls & Madcap Falls along the Wonderland Trail
On my second rain-soaked day at Mount Rainier, I had driven around for a while, hoping the rain would stop,…
Packwood, Washington
If you want to stay near Mount Rainier National Park, and you don't want to camp, you only have a…
Skate Creek Road (Forest Road 52): Packwood to Mt. Rainier
It's hard to imagine that you could ever get tired of traveling through Stephens Canyon, east of Paradise in Mount…
Silver Falls Trail, at Mount Rainier
Want to take a short walk through the woods, enjoy the sounds of rushing water, and add another waterfall to…
Grove of the Patriarchs
If you need a short, easy hike to round out your day at Mount Rainier, or a rainy-day hike, or…