Originally built in the late 1800s, the historic Longmire cabin sits a...
Originally built in the late 1800s, the historic Longmire cabin sits along Trail of the Shadows.
Riders and packhorses at Aurora Lake
Riders and packhorses at Aurora Lake, traveling along the western leg of the Wonderland route. The original around-the-mountain trail traversed this western section of the park at a low elevation, quite close t... More
Mount Rainier reflected in Mirror lake, Washington
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Muir Steps at Paradise 360 - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
Many explorations of Mount Rainier National Park start here at these steps, inscribed with the 1889 quote from conservationist John Muir who described Paradise as "...the most luxuriant and the most extravagant... More
[Horseback riders on the trail of Indian Henry's, Mt. Rainier National...
National Photo Company Collection. No. 21788. From Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
[Glacier Trail, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington]
Sheer rock face to left of narrow hiking trail, stream below. National Photo Company Collection. From General Passenger Department, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway, Chicago.
[Comet Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington]
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[Sluiskan Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington] / Asahel Cur...
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Automobile at the entrance to Mount Rainier National Park
Automobile at the entrance to Mount Rainier National Park, 1910..Photographer: .Curtis, Asahel..Subjects (LCSH):.Automobiles--Washington (State)--Mount Rainier National Park.Mount Rainier National Park (Wash.).... More
[Group of men and women climbing Paradise Glacier in Mt. Rainier Natio...
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[Camping party of men and women cooking at campfire and eating near te...
National Photo Company Collection. No. 27799. From Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
[People on horseback, on trail, Van Trump Park, Mt. Rainier National P...
National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). No. 28757. From Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
Panoramic view of the Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Relief shown by spot heights. Bird's-eye view. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Panoramic view of the Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
Regions and Seasons: Snowfall is another component of precipitation data found on weather maps, and is critical to a location’s resistance to drought during warm months. Mount Rainier, a national park, is an ac... More
Interior of the Paradise Inn - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Built in 1916, the historic Paradise Inn continues to welcome visitors as it has for a century.
National parks: NPS_LDD_Anderson - public domain image
"US Park Ranger Anderson was ambushed and shot while attempting to stop a fleeing suspect in Mount Rainier National Park. Ranger Anderson set up a road block to stop the suspect who had avoided a previous check... More
Grove of the Patriarchs - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Still image from the Grove Mountain Moment video.
Mount Rainier national park - Nickel Creek
Still image from the Mountain Moment: Nickel Creek video.
Inter Fork in Glacier Basin - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
The Inter Fork of the White River descends from the Inter Glacier into Glacier Basin.
Sunset from Glacier Bridge - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
Still image from the Mountain Moment: Winter Light video.
Historic Interior of the Paradise Inn
The Paradise Inn, built in 1916, has been welcoming visitors to Mount Rainier National Park for a century.
Mount Rainier national park - Hover Fly
A hover fly on Pearly Everlasting. Still image from the Mountain Moment: Hover Fly Paradise video.
Mount Rainier national park - Avalanche Lilies
Still image from the Mountain Moment: Avalanche Lilies video
Mount Rainier from Spray Park - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
Still image from the Mountain Moment: Mount Rainier in the Mist video.
Morning in Grand Park - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Grand Park is one of the impressive subalpine meadows ringing Mount Rainier.
Gobbler's Knob Fire Lookout - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Gobbler's Know Fire Lookout perches atop a rocky outcrop in the park's southwest corner.
Mount Rainier national park - Silver Falls
Still from the Mountain Moment: Silver Falls video.
Imagine A Glacier - Wayside Setting
A wayside with a view of its setting. Picryl description: Public domain photograph of National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Mount Rainier from Reflection Lakes
Still from the Mountain Moment: Fall Reflections video
Barred Owl, juvenile - National Parks Gallery
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Mount Rainier national park - Mowich Lake
Still image of Mowich Lake from the Mount Rainier Experience: Hike Mowich Lake to Carbon River video
Mount Rainier national park - Paradise Meadows
Still image from the Paradise wildflowers video.
Mount Rainier from Sunrise Point
Sunrise Point offers excellent views of Mount Rainier and the surrounding Cascades, as well as wildlife like marmots.
Mount Rainier national park - Paradise Inn
The historic Paradise Inn has been a popular destination for generations.
Mountain Goats at Panhandle Gap
Still image from the Mountain Moment: Mountain Goats video
Liberty Ridge Search and Rescue, Mount Rainier National Park
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Mount Rainier national park - Bear Grass
An impressive display of bear grass blooms along the Shriner Peak Trail.
Shriner Peak Fire Lookout - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...
Shriner Peak Fire Lookout stands on its sunny summit in the park's southeast corner.
Mount Rainier national park - Sooty Grouse
Still image of female Sooty Grouse from the Mountain Moment: Precocial Grouse video.
Mount Rainier national park - Aurora Lake
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Dawn on Mount Rainier - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Still image from the Mountain Moment: Sunrise from Sunrise video.
Mount Fremont Fire Lookout - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
Mount Fremont perches at the end of a ridge on Mount Fremont, less than three miles from Sunrise by hiking trails.
HFCA 1607_Mission 66_399.jpg - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Visitors walking into a Glacier Ice Cave at Paradise Glacier in Mount Rainier National Park.
View from Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout
Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout provides an amazing view of Mount Rainier's northwest face with Ptarmigan Ridge running up to Liberty Cap.
Mount Rainier from Longmire - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Still image from the Visit Longmire video.
Carbon Glacier terminus - National Parks Gallery
Terminus of the Carbon Glacier. Still image from the Carbon Glacier video.
Mount Rainier national park - Paradise Valley
Still image of the Paradise Valley and Tatoosh Range from the Mountain Moment: Tatoosh Time Lapse video.
Mount Rainier national park - Sunbeam Falls
Sunbeam Falls is a charming waterfall along Stevens Canyon Road.
View from Shriner Peak Fire Lookout
Early morning light paints Mount Rainier in golds and pinks. Public domain photograph of a volcano, eruption, volcanic smoke, ashes, lava, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Mount Rainier national park - Paradise River
View the Paradise River flowing through the Paradise Valley.
Mount Rainier national park - Chenuis Falls
Chenuis Falls is located in the Carbon River Area.
Mount Rainier from Sunrise - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...
Still image of Mount Rainier from the Mount Rainier Experience: Sunrise Area video
Chinook Entrance Arch Still - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...
Still from the Chinook Entrance Arch Restoration Project video.
Wilson Falls and Nisqually Glacier
The Nisqually Glacier can be viewed from trails in the Paradise Area.
Emmons-Winthrop Glaciers from Camp Schurman
Still image from the Emmons-Winthrop Glaciers Time lapse from Camp Schurman video (using webcam stills).
Mount Rainier national park - Banana Slug
Still image of a banana slug from the Mountain Moment: Forest Floor Life video.
Berkeley Park Wildflowers - National Parks Gallery
Still image from the Mountain Moment: Berkeley Park Flowers video.
Biking Westside Road - National Parks Gallery
Still image from the Mount Rainier Experience: Biking Westside Road video.
Mount Rainier national park - Christine Falls
Still image of Christine Falls from the Mountain Moment: Christine Falls video.
View near Camp Muir - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Still image from the Mountain Moment: View from the Clouds video.
View from Mount Fremont Fire Lookout
The Mount Fremont Fire Lookout provides a great view looking up some of Mount Rainier's largest glaciers; Emmons and Winthrop Glaciers.
Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout and visiting hikers.
A 2.6 mile hike from Mowich Lake, Tolmie Peak Fire Lookout draws visitors up for a great view.
View from Gobbler's Peak Fire Lookout
Gobblers Knob Fire Lookouts provides hikers with up close views of Mount Rainier in many weather conditions.
Longmire Suspension Bridge - National Parks Gallery
The Historic Longmire Suspension Bridge is a scenic destination in all seasons, including winter.
Longmire Administration Building - National Parks Gallery
Still image from the Visit Longmire video.
Mount Rainier national park - Paradise Inn
The historic Paradise Inn has been a popular destination for generations.
Wonderland Trail directional marker
Wonderland Trail directional marker, erected at the point where the path enters White River Campground, 1928. During the 1920s, park rangers installed a variety of travel aides- including information signs, tra... More
Paradise Inn, 1921 - National Parks Gallery
As roads improved, Paradise became a popular destination. Increased visitation drove the need for improved lodging and amenities like the Paradise Inn. This 1921 photo shows the Paradise Inn the year after the ... More
1921 Rainier National Park Company Brochure featuring the Wonderland T...
1921 Rainier National Park Company brochure, promoting the company's full-service outings on the Wonderland circuit. Saddle-trip participants were supplied with guides, horses, food, shelter, and "endlessly cha... More
Park Ranger Oscar Sedergren at a Wonderland Trail patrol cabin
Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Oscar Sedergren, standing on the porch of the White River Campground patrol cabin in 1928. Rangers traveled the encircling trail in all seasons, on the watch for fires, poache... More
Rainier National Park, Mt. Rainier and Paradise Valley, Washington
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Rainier National Park Inn, Mt. Rainier, Washington
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Narada Falls, Rainier National Park, Washington
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Skiing on Mazama Ridge, Rainier National Park, Washington
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Rainier National Park, Mt. Rainier and Paradise Valley, Washington
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Rainier National Park Inn and Mt. Rainier, Washington
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Rainier National Park, Mt. Rainier and Paradise Valley
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Golfing in the Paradise Valley - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
Golfing was allowed in the Paradise Valley for a brief period during the 1930s.
Rainier National Park, Mt. Rainier and Paradise Valley, Washington
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Rainier National Park, Mt. Rainier and Paradise Valley
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Rainier National Park, Mt. Rainier and Paradise Valley, Washington
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Indian Henry's Hunting Ground Patrol Cabin
Patrol cabin alongside the trail in Indian Henry's Hunting Grounds, with the jagged summit of Mount Rainier rising behind it, circa 1930s. The park constructed the log cabin in 1915, the same year it completed ... More
Rainier National Park, Mt. Rainier and Paradise Valley
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Rainier National Park, Mt. Rainier and Paradise Valley, Washington
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Rainier National Park, Mt. Rainier and Paradise Valley, Washington
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National parks: Trillium - public domain image
Most everyone is familiar with this very beautiful and common plant of the moist woods. …As the common and generic names simply the leaves and petals are in threes. The petals at first are pure white but turn a... More
Canadian Dogwood or Bunchberry - Public domain botanical illustration
One of the most common and beautiful plants of the deeply-wooded [lowland forest]. It is a perennial and grows to a height of 4-6 inches. In the late summer the plant is characterized by bunches of bright red b... More
Construction of the Wonderland Trail by CCC
A Civilian Conservation Corps work crew constructs a new section of trail at Mount Rainier. Between 1933 and 1939, young men from the park's CCC camps carried out much of the trail maintenance in the park, incl... More
Stocking lakes with fish - A black and white photo of a line of mules
The Park Service used the Wonderland Trail for a large number of administrative tasks. Here pack horses carry metal jugs filled with non-native fingerling trout to stock the park's lakes and streams, 1940.
Paradise Inn, 1940s - National Parks Gallery
The Paradise Inn in the 1940s.
Paradise Inn and Annex, 1940. - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
The Annex of the Paradise Inn viewed from the south looking towards Mount Rainier.
Ptarmigan - National Parks Gallery
To blend into their surroundings, Ptarmigan are mottled grey-brown in summer and pure white in winter. This bird is captured mid-transition.
HFCA 1607_Mission 66_053.jpg - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...
Men and NPS Employees standing on Stage holding their hands over their hearts with the audience stand for the Ohanapecosh Dedication in Mount Rainier National Park.
Three Lakes Patrol Cabin - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Three Lakes Patrol Cabin is on the eastern border of Mount Rainier National Park.
Red fox photographed at night - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
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Opossum photographed at night - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...
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Mowich Lake from the trail to Tolmie Peak lookout.
Mowich Lake from the trail to Tolmie Peak lookout. The first section of the hike to Tolmie Peak passes along its forested shore.
Eastside Trail at the junction of three creeks; Kotsuck, Chinook, and ...
The triple junction of Kotsuck, Chinook, and Deer Creeks lies deep in the woods along the park's Eastside Trail.
A hiker crosses the log bridge over a cascade of Van Trump Creek.
A hiker crosses the log bridge over a cascade of Van Trump Creek.
Pine marten photographed at night
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