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The lonely road
A spectacular view of alpine forests from one of the vistas on the way to Paradise Inn inside Mount Rainier National Park.
Mount Rainier established on 02 March 1899, contains vast expanses of pristine old-growth forests, subalpine flower meadows, spectacular alpine scenery, and great opportunity for stimulating outdoor activities. Mount Rainier National Park is the fifth oldest national park in the United States. The park has the greatest single-peak glacial system in the United States.
Mount Rainier is an active volcano and has the greatest single-peak glacial system in the United States and also the highest - 4392 m (14,411 ft) volcano in the Cascade Range, towering over a population of more than 2.5 million in the Seattle Tacoma metropolitan area.
The Mt.Rainier NP is part of a complex ecosystem. Vegetation is diverse, reflecting the varied climatic and environmental conditions encountered across the park’s 12,800-feet elevation gradient. Approximately 58 percent of the park is forested, 23 percent is subalpine parkland, and the remainder is alpine, half of which is vegetated and the other half consists of permanent snow and ice.
Sources: www.mount.rainier.national-park.com, www.nps.gov/mora
May 15, 2010, Mt.Rainier NP, Washington. Satellite image.
The lonely road
A spectacular view of alpine forests from one of the vistas on the way to Paradise Inn inside Mount Rainier National Park.
Mount Rainier established on 02 March 1899, contains vast expanses of pristine old-growth forests, subalpine flower meadows, spectacular alpine scenery, and great opportunity for stimulating outdoor activities. Mount Rainier National Park is the fifth oldest national park in the United States. The park has the greatest single-peak glacial system in the United States.
Mount Rainier is an active volcano and has the greatest single-peak glacial system in the United States and also the highest - 4392 m (14,411 ft) volcano in the Cascade Range, towering over a population of more than 2.5 million in the Seattle Tacoma metropolitan area.
The Mt.Rainier NP is part of a complex ecosystem. Vegetation is diverse, reflecting the varied climatic and environmental conditions encountered across the park’s 12,800-feet elevation gradient. Approximately 58 percent of the park is forested, 23 percent is subalpine parkland, and the remainder is alpine, half of which is vegetated and the other half consists of permanent snow and ice.
Sources: www.mount.rainier.national-park.com, www.nps.gov/mora
May 15, 2010, Mt.Rainier NP, Washington. Satellite image.