Paul Kennard knew Mount Rainier was in trouble when its most-visited tourist attraction melted. “I think the real warning bell for a lot of people was — ‘have you heard of the Paradise ice caves?’” ...

Mount Rainier National Park has long been hailed for the abundant, colorful wildflower species surrounding the peak, and photographer Donovan Tracy has documented around 250 of them — all displayed on ...

In a discovery that has literally changed the landscape of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Rainier—Washington state's towering icon—has been found to be shorter than previously known. A local scientist ...

Winter is an underrated season to visit Mount Rainier National Park. Free from summertime crowds and required reservations, the quieter park offers visitors a unique set of cold-weather adventures ...

Your list of resolutions for 2025 includes climbing iconic Mt. Rainier. Our ‘Preparation Series’ focuses on Conditioning ...

In South King County, it’s popular for people to drive up to the mountains to enjoy a day in the snow, either for skiing, snowboarding, sledding, snowshoeing, taking a walk in nature or even just ...

Bronka Sundstrom, then 76, on Mount Rainier in June 2002. Skip Card The News Tribune Bronka Sundstrom, who survived the horrors of Nazi concentration camps and later become an icon on the trails of ...

More than 300 earthquakes have erupted at Washington's Mount Rainier this week, the largest earthquake swarm at the volcano since 2009. As of Thursday, July 10, 334 earthquakes had been identified at ...