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Who will stop the Rain-ier? Scientists are warning that Washington’s Mount Rainier could unleash a catastrophic mudslide that has the potential to devastate three large towns within minutes. Often ...

On Thursday, Mount Rainier National Park released the following alert on social media: “Due to unusual bear activity, the Wonderland Trail is temporarily closed between Narada Falls Trail and Stevens ...

Running along the banks of the Chehalis River and through the shadow of Mount St. Helens, this relaxing train ride travels into the forests of western Washington. Typically, this railroad offers two ...

This image captured by U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR on Nov. 10, 2025, shows Washington's Mount Rainier. The image is cropped from a much larger swath spanning the Pacific Northwest on a cloudy ...

Sometimes the best secrets are hiding in plain sight, just waiting for someone curious enough to discover them. The Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad in Elbe, Washington is one of those delightful surprises ...

There’s something deeply satisfying about discovering that the best adventures don’t require a passport, just a willingness to explore your own backyard. The Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad in Elbe, ...

Timed entry reservations will not be required to visit Mount Rainier National Park this year. The National Parks Service announced the policy change in a news release Wednesday. The timed-entry policy ...

Following in Yosemite’s footsteps, another major national park on the West Coast is dropping a method for crowd management. Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park will not require timed-entry ...

Mount Rainier, along with four other ice-capped mountains in the contiguous U.S., has shrunk since about 1980, said a study published in the journal Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research. Four of the ...

Listen, kids. Is that Santa? Hurry, go put your shoes on so you can check outside! OK, adults, now that the kids are gone — you are teaching them to read the newspaper, right? — let’s talk about a ...