Hikers, especially those tackling Mount Rainier, always need to be prepared ... Start your visit by picking up a map at one of the park's visitor centers. There is plenty of wildlife in the ...

This story appears in the May 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Washington’s Mount Rainier boasts the largest collection of glaciers on a single peak in the contiguous United States.

March 22nd, 2025I hadnt driven the Bimmer for a couple of weeks as the full attention is now on the new kid on the block.

One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal system in 1899, shortly after its last eruption. Park status was the culmination of a long campaign by John ...