Quote of the Month:
“Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own." - Charles Dickens
Washington Regions
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Tuesday, January 06, 2015
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Parent Category: Snowshoeing
Mount Rainier is called by Native Americans Tahoma, meaning “the great mountain” and it is really great! This gorgeous and active volcano, with an elevation over 16,000 feet, was formed half a million years ago out of lava and ash. It is also known for 25 majestic glaciers that cover the summit.
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Monday, December 01, 2014
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Parent Category: Mount Rainier
Forest Road 52 is also known as Skate Creek Road. It travels between Packwood and Elbe from east to west. This is a paved road that runs through gorgeous forest following amazing Skate Creek. This low elevation forest is home for evergreen and deciduous trees.
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Friday, October 24, 2014
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Parent Category: Hiking
The Granite Mountain Trail is a steep trail that requires much effort, but it leads to one of the best viewpoints in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. For many hikers, this trail is one of the favorite, because the views here take your breath away. At the end of the trail, hikers are surrounded by numerous summits, alpine terrain and they feel real closeness of the sky.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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Parent Category: Hiking
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in Chinook Pass
Sheep Lake Trail is located in Paradise Area and is accessible fro July till November, but remember to check whether Chinook Pass is open. The length of the trail is 4.2 miles and the elevation gain is only about 400 ft.
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Monday, October 20, 2014
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Parent Category: Hiking
Panorama Point opens before visitors breathtaking views of the Paradise region, the Tatoosh Range and stunning views of both stratovolcanoes. If you turn your back to Mount Rainier and look to the South, you will be able to see Mt. St. Helens to the right and Mt. Adams to the left. Between these two mountains there is Mt. Hood.
