5 September 2010, 1:37 am
Scott Smiley grew up in the Tri-Cities, graduated from high school here, met his wife here.When h... Read More »
5 September 2010, 12:33 am
Even on summer weekends when Mount Rainier National Park is teeming with visitors there is a simple trick for finding solitude.... Read More »
5 September 2010, 12:33 am
There’s a flying turtle on the restroom wall at Portland Avenue Park, a crowd of orange people on South 56th Street, colorful goats near the Interstate 5 underpass.... Read More »
4 September 2010, 11:50 pm
By Rosemary Ponnekanti There’s a flying turtle on the restroom wall at Portland Avenue Park, a crowd of orange people on South 56th Street, colorful goats near the Interstate 5 underpass.... Read More »
4 September 2010, 3:56 pm
Two Canadians who tumbled off a cliff during a blinding snowstorm on Mount Rainier this spring feared a lonely, icy death before rangers finally located and rescued them, according to dramatic recordings of the woman's 911 calls.... Read More »
4 September 2010, 11:35 am
Mount Rainier National Park stated that craftsmen will begin working restoring the historic Chinook Pass Entrance Arch this season. The structure spans across the Mather Memorial Parkway (state Route 410) at 5,432 feet in elevation on the eastern boundary of the park.... Read More »
3 September 2010, 10:16 am
What: Mount Rainier National Park doesn’t allow mountain bikes on its trails, but you can ride in the park on nearly 20 miles of unpaved roads. The Westside Road is just inside the Nisqually entrance in the southwest corner of the park. The first three miles of the road is open to all vehicles but... Read More »
1 September 2010, 3:10 pm
This may be the geekiest ascent yet.... Read More »
31 August 2010, 6:24 am
Weekday visitors to Mount Rainier National Park might face traffic delays starting today when work begins on rebuilding an embankment along the Nisqually Road.... Read More »
27 August 2010, 4:58 pm
PARADISE, Mount Rainier National Park, Wash. -- My family went to Mount Rainier to see the wildflowers, but every time we went outside, our 3 1/2-year-old was begging us to let her build a snowman. read more... Read More »