M. Q. Smith

Review of Department of the Interior - M...

Mount Rainier is a great destination park. You can...

Mount Rainier is a great destination park. You can come here for just an afternoon and have a absolutely beautiful experience. There are three popular places to visit Longmire (best known for a small hot springs), Paradise and Sunrise. Each has a rustic lodge, gift shops, restaurants and a visitor center. The views of the mountain are simply amazing from Paradise and Sunrise. In summer as the snow melts, colorful flowers cover the slopes. High trails (elevation may bother some people) wind about, offering up-close pictures of some of the best mountain scenery with wildflowers anywhere.

Or one can choose to make a more extensive day trip hiking on smaller beautifully forested trails, or backpack week-long+ around the circumference of the peak, or climb across glaciers towards/to the summit. For hikers or backpackers, Mt Rainier has endless opportunities. For climbers, at over 14,000 ft in elevation, this park is on many a person s bucket list. Mt Rainier is a beautiful glaciated mountain where everybody should find an experience worthy of their visit.