Welcome to a mountain wonderland famous for its dense forests, dazzling wildflower meadows, tremendous snowfields, and rugged glaciers. The huge amount of precipitation (snowfall)--about 87 inches each year at Longmire and 126 inches at Paradise--shapes everything at Mt. Rainier, from the 25 glaciers that cap the mountain to the stands of Douglas fir, western red cedar, and western hemlock that make up the old-growth forest at its base. In subalpine parks, or meadows, on the mountain's shoulder abundant moisture combines with volcanic soils and intense summer sunlight to create some of the most breathtaking wildflower meadows on earth. (brochure)

Camped at Ohanapecosh Campground (September 15-19, 2015)

Points of Interest include: Stevens Canyon Road and Creek, Paradise Visitor Center (5,400 feet elevation), Sunrise ( 6,400 feet elevation), Grove of the Patriarchs, Box Canyon, Louise Lake, Reflection Lakes, Nisqually River Bridge, Ricksecker Point, Longmire Administration Building, traveling to Sherman County RV Park, Oregon, and far more than I could ever include in this gallery.