The soldier, a member of the Army's 1st Special Forces Group, broke his leg in the fall during mountaineering practice in ...

"Mt Rainier is the tallest peak in Washington ... "The peak is very significant in Washington—it is easily visible from Seattle on a clear day, and its picture is even on the state license ...

The National Geographic article also praises the 3.5-mile Naches Peak Loop trail in nearby Mount Rainier National Park ... director Celisa Hopkins said. The Seattle Times does not append comment ...

And along Stevens Canyon Road, see reflections of Mount Rainier in the tranquil waters of Reflection Lakes. Despite the two-hour drive from Seattle, recent visitors praise the park’s spectacular ...

One of the world’s oldest national parks, Mount Rainier became part of the federal ... Get there: From Seattle (95 miles) or Tacoma (70 miles) to the Nisqually Entrance (open year-round ...

Just about a two-hour drive from Seattle, this park centers around the awe-inspiring Mount Rainier, standing proudly as the highest peak in Washington. It’s an iconic sight that’s visible from ...

The first sight Zalmai “Zeke” Zahir would see most mornings growing up in Seattle and on the Muckleshoot reservation was the white-capped grooves of Mount Rainier. A linguist, Zahir recently ...

Hanging in a crevasse.” A crevasse is a deep crack in a glacier, and Mount Rainier — which lies about three hours southeast of Seattle — is the “most heavily glaciated peak in the ...

Whidbey Island assisted in the rescue of an injured Army soldier member off Pinnacle Peak near Mt. Rainier last week.

If you don't have time to make the drive to Mount Rainier (which sits about two hours southeast of downtown Seattle), Mount Si provides a popular alternative. Sitting about 40 miles east of the ...

Majestic Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range and an active volcano with more glaciers than any other mountain in the United States. Just an hour's drive from Seattle, the park's ...