Arrival: Thursday, 9 October '08 - Departure: Friday, 10 October '08 (1 night)
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MOUNT RAINIER (WASHINGTON)
MOUNT RAINIER (WASHINGTON)%20Thurs%209-Oct%20(Early%20Afternoon)%20Driving%20To%20Mount%20Rainier%20(Via%20the%207).jpg "a) Thurs 9-Oct (Early Afternoon) Driving To Mount Rainier (Via the 7).jpg")
%20La%20Grande%20Dam%20-%20Nisqually%20River%20Project.JPG "b) La Grande Dam - Nisqually River Project.JPG")
%20Nisqually%20Map%20(La%20Grande%20Dam).jpg "c) Nisqually Map (La Grande Dam).jpg")
%20La%20Grande%20Dam%20-%20Nisqually%20River%20Project.JPG "d) La Grande Dam - Nisqually River Project.JPG")
%20La%20Grande%20Dam%20-%20Nisqually%20River%20Project.JPG "e) La Grande Dam - Nisqually River Project.JPG")
%20La%20Grande%20Dam%20-%20Nisqually%20River%20Project.JPG "f) La Grande Dam - Nisqually River Project.JPG")
%20Alder%20Dam%20-%20Nisqually%20River%20Project.JPG "g) Alder Dam - Nisqually River Project.JPG")
%20Alder%20Dam%20-%20Nisqually%20River%20Project.JPG "h) Alder Dam - Nisqually River Project.JPG")
%20Nisqually%20Map%20(Alder%20Dam).jpg "i) Nisqually Map (Alder Dam).jpg")
%20Alder%20Dam%20-%20Nisqually%20River%20Project.JPG "j) Alder Dam - Nisqually River Project.JPG")
%20Alder%20Dam%20-%20Nisqually%20River%20Project.JPG "k) Alder Dam - Nisqually River Project.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Continuing%20To%20Mount%20Rainier%20(Via%20the%20706).jpg "l) (MOVIE)Continuing To Mount Rainier (Via the 706).jpg")
%20(MOVIE)Continuing%20To%20Mount%20Rainier%20(Via%20the%20706).jpg "m) (MOVIE)Continuing To Mount Rainier (Via the 706).jpg")
%20Driving%20into%20Mount%20Rainier%20National%20Park%20via%20the%20Nisqually%20Entrance%20(West%20Side).jpg "n) Driving into Mount Rainier National Park via the Nisqually Entrance (West Side).jpg")
%20Staying%20at%20the%20National%20Park%20Inn%20at%20Longmire%20(2700%20Ft%20or%20824%20M).JPG "o) Staying at the National Park Inn at Longmire (2700 Ft or 824 M).JPG")
%20Arrival%20End%20Afternoon%20-%20Getting%20Comfortable%20in%20Room.JPG "p) Arrival End Afternoon - Getting Comfortable in Room.JPG")
%20The%20View%20%3B-).JPG "q) The View ;-).JPG")
%20No%20Television%20and%20No%20CellPhone%20Reception.JPG "r) No Television and No CellPhone Reception.JPG")
%20But%20Comfy%20and%20Large%20Room%20%3B-).JPG "s) But Comfy and Large Room ;-).JPG")
%20After%20Dinner%20in%20Hotel%20Chiling%20out%20-%20Reading%20Before%20SleepyTime.JPG "t) After Dinner in Hotel Chiling out - Reading Before SleepyTime.JPG")
%20FridayMorning%2010-Oct%20(View%20From%20Other%20Side%20of%20Hotel).JPG "u) FridayMorning 10-Oct (View From Other Side of Hotel).JPG")
%20%20FridayMorning%2010-Oct%20(View%20From%20Other%20Side%20of%20Hotel).JPG "v) FridayMorning 10-Oct (View From Other Side of Hotel).JPG")
%20%20FridayMorning%2010-Oct%20(View%20From%20Other%20Side%20of%20Hotel).JPG "w) FridayMorning 10-Oct (View From Other Side of Hotel).JPG")
%20%20Fog%20Turns%20To%20Ice.JPG "x) Fog Turns To Ice.JPG")
%20Our%20Room%20Located%20at%20Entrance%20Side%20of%20Hotel.JPG "y) Our Room Located at Entrance Side of Hotel.JPG")
%20Just%20Before%20Noon%20-%20Spooky%20Clouds%20Settling%20in.JPG "z) Just Before Noon - Spooky Clouds Settling in.JPG")
%20Back%20to%20Stephen%20King%20Style%20%3B-).JPG "za) Back to Stephen King Style ;-).JPG")
%20Longmire%20Museum.JPG "zb) Longmire Museum.JPG")
%20A%20Resident%20of%20Mount%20Rainier%20National%20Park.JPG "zc) A Resident of Mount Rainier National Park.JPG")
%20Look%2C%20They%20All%20Live%20here%20in%20this%20Region.JPG "zd) Look, They All Live here in this Region.JPG")
%20We%20Know%20that%20One!.JPG "ze) We Know that One!.JPG")
%20You%20See%2C%20That's%20a%20WoodRat.JPG "zf) You See, That's a WoodRat.JPG")
%20Right%20...%20(Weasel%20Eating%20a%20Bird).JPG "zg) Right ... (Weasel Eating a Bird).JPG")
%20Look%2C%20Who%20is%20Here%20AsWell!.JPG "zh) Look, Who is Here AsWell!.JPG")
%20Mountain%20Lion!.JPG "zi) Mountain Lion!.JPG")
%20Glad%20the%20Museum%20Residents%20Aren't%20Alive!%20%3B-).JPG "zj) Glad the Museum Residents Aren't Alive! ;-).JPG")
%20Human%20Residency%20of%20the%20Past.JPG "zk) Human Residency of the Past.JPG")
%20Mountaineering%20is%20Serious%20Business.JPG "zl) Mountaineering is Serious Business.JPG")
%20Ready%20to%20Mountaineer%20Ourselves%20%3B-).JPG "zm) Ready to Mountaineer Ourselves ;-).JPG")
%20But%20First%20Some%20Snapshots%20of%20the%20Hotel.JPG "zn) But First Some Snapshots of the Hotel.JPG")
%20Our%20HotelRoom%20of%20Last%20Night%20(To%20the%20Right%20-%20Upper%20Floor).JPG "zo) Our HotelRoom of Last Night (To the Right - Upper Floor).JPG")
%20The%202%20Windows%20on%20the%20Upper-Right%20...%20ByeBye!.JPG "zp) The 2 Windows on the Upper-Right ... ByeBye!.JPG")
%20Ever-Changing%20Glacial%20River.JPG "zq) Ever-Changing Glacial River.JPG")
%20Nisqually%20Glacial%20River%20is%20Taking%20it%20Relaxed.JPG "zr) Nisqually Glacial River is Taking it Relaxed.JPG")
%20Resting%20Now%20(Not%20Much%20WaterFlow).JPG "zs) Resting Now (Not Much WaterFlow).JPG")
%20Ever-Changing%20Glacial%20River%20Explanation.JPG "zt) Ever-Changing Glacial River Explanation.JPG")
%20Towards%20WinterTime%20You%20See.JPG "zu) Towards WinterTime You See.JPG")
%20So%20The%20River%20Runs%20Clear%20at%20this%20Height.JPG "zv) So The River Runs Clear at this Height.JPG")
%20Blue%20Bird!.JPG "zw) Blue Bird!.JPG")
%20Hill%20Decorated%20By%20Christmas%20Trees.JPG "zx) Hill Decorated By Christmas Trees.JPG")
%20Bye!%20%3B-).JPG "zz) Bye! ;-).JPG")
%20Mount%20Rainier's%2026%20Named%20Glaciers%20are%20in%20Constant%20Flux.JPG "zza) Mount Rainier's 26 Named Glaciers are in Constant Flux.JPG")
%20Creating%20Beautiful%20Falls%20Here%20and%20There.JPG "zzb) Creating Beautiful Falls Here and There.JPG")
%20Christine%20Falls%20-%20Mount%20Rainier.JPG "zzc) Christine Falls - Mount Rainier.JPG")
%20It's%20Cold%20Here%20%3B-).JPG "zzd) It's Cold Here ;-).JPG")
%20Yep%2C%20No%20Heating%20I%20Suppose%20%3B-).JPG "zze) Yep, No Heating I Suppose ;-).JPG")
%20Lekker%20Koud.JPG "zzf) Lekker Koud.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Climbing%20Further%20Up.jpg "zzg) (MOVIE)Climbing Further Up.jpg")
%20RestLess%20Glaciers.JPG "zzh) RestLess Glaciers.JPG")
%20From%20Recent%20Evidence%20the%20Nisqually%20Glacier%20....JPG "zzi) From Recent Evidence the Nisqually Glacier ....JPG")
%20...May%20Advance%20and%20Again%20Become%20Visible%20From%20This%20Overlook.JPG "zzj) ...May Advance and Again Become Visible From This Overlook.JPG")
%20The%20Stillness%20of%20the%20View%20Is%20Deceptive%20....JPG "zzk) The Stillness of the View Is Deceptive ....JPG")
%20...%20This%20is%20a%20Powerfull%2C%20Dynamic%20Mountain.JPG "zzl) ... This is a Powerfull, Dynamic Mountain.JPG")
%20During%20the%20past%20500%2C000%20Years%20Lava%20From%20Thousands%20of%20Eruptions%20Flowed%20and%20Cooled%20...JPG "zzm) During the past 500,000 Years Lava From Thousands of Eruptions Flowed and Cooled ...JPG")
%20Building%20the%20Present%20Volcano.JPG "zzn) Building the Present Volcano.JPG")
%20Those%20Lava%20Flows%20Are%20Visible%20As%20Gray%20and%20Reddish%20Rock.JPG "zzo) Those Lava Flows Are Visible As Gray and Reddish Rock.JPG")
%20Scary%20!!!!.JPG "zzp) Scary !!!!.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Climbing%20Further%20Up.jpg "zzq) (MOVIE)Climbing Further Up.jpg")
%20Mid-Mountain%20Forest%20at%204000%20Feet.JPG "zzr) Mid-Mountain Forest at 4000 Feet.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Narada%20Falls.jpg "zzs) (MOVIE)Narada Falls.jpg")
%20Narada%20Falls.JPG "zzt) Narada Falls.JPG")
%20Narada%20Falls.JPG "zzu) Narada Falls.JPG")
%20Literally%20Translated%2C%20The%20Name%20Narada%20Means%20Uncontaminated.JPG "zzv) Literally Translated, The Name Narada Means Uncontaminated.JPG")
%20Though%2C%20As%20Adviced%2C%20Treat%20Water%20Before%20Drinking.JPG "zzw) Though, As Adviced, Treat Water Before Drinking.JPG")
%20But%20We're%20Not%20Thirsty%20For%20It.JPG "zzx) But We're Not Thirsty For It.JPG")
%20We%20Just%20Enjoy%20The%20Flow%20..%3B-).JPG "zzy) We Just Enjoy The Flow ..;-).JPG")
%20And%20The%20Sound%20of%20Cascading%20Water.JPG "zzz) And The Sound of Cascading Water.JPG")
%20At%205400%20Ft%20(or%201647%20M)%20-%20Yippy%2C%20Mount%20Rainier%20is%20Showing%20Itself!!%20(Paradise%20Parking%20Lot).JPG "zzza) At 5400 Ft (or 1647 M) - Yippy, Mount Rainier is Showing Itself!! (Paradise Parking Lot).JPG")
%20Oops%2C%20Now%20It's%20Gone%20Again%20%3B-(.JPG "zzzb) Oops, Now It's Gone Again ;-(.JPG")
%20There%20You%20Are!%20Wow%20.....JPG "zzzc) There You Are! Wow .....JPG")
%20Mount%20Rainier%20is%20an%20Active%20StratoVolcano.JPG "zzzd) Mount Rainier is an Active StratoVolcano.JPG")
%20Also%20Known%20as%20a%20Composite%20Volcano.JPG "zzze) Also Known as a Composite Volcano.JPG")
%20Elevation%2014%2C411%20Ft%20(4392%20M)%20-%20Topographic%20Prominence%2013%2C211%20Ft%20(4027%20M)%20-%20Ranked%2021s.JPG "zzzf) Elevation 14,411 Ft (4392 M) - Topographic Prominence 13,211 Ft (4027 M) - Ranked 21s.JPG")
%20The%20Summit%20is%20Topped%20By%20Two%20Volcanic%20Craters.JPG "zzzg) The Summit is Topped By Two Volcanic Craters.JPG")
%20The%20Mountain%20Top%20Encased%20in%20over%2035%20Square%20Miles%20of%20Sparkling%20Snow%20and%20Ice.JPG "zzzh) The Mountain Top Encased in over 35 Square Miles of Sparkling Snow and Ice.JPG")
%20Paradise%20Inn%20(Lodging%20-%20Open%20May%20to%20Early%20October).JPG "zzzi) Paradise Inn (Lodging - Open May to Early October).JPG")
%20Just%20Closed%20the%20Week%20Prior.JPG "zzzj) Just Closed the Week Prior.JPG")
%20Stephen%20King%20Style%20....JPG "zzzk) Stephen King Style ....JPG")
%20In%20the%20New%20Visitor%20Center%20(Just%20Happens%20to%20be%20the%20Official%20OpeningsDay).jpg "zzzl) In the New Visitor Center (Just Happens to be the Official OpeningsDay).jpg")
%20Nice%20Warm%20in%20Here%20%3B-).jpg "zzzm) Nice Warm in Here ;-).jpg")
%20Looking%20Out%20on%20the%20Nisqually%20Vista%20Trail.JPG "zzzn) Looking Out on the Nisqually Vista Trail.JPG")
%20and%20...%20Mount%20Rainer%20in%20all%20it's%20Glory!%20(Zoomed%20In).JPG "zzzo) and ... Mount Rainer in all it's Glory! (Zoomed In).JPG")
%20Facing%20the%20Mountain%20from%20it's%20South-Side.JPG "zzzp) Facing the Mountain from it's South-Side.JPG")
%20The%20Broad%20Top%20of%20Mount%20Rainier%20Contains%203%20Named%20Summits%20(Internet%20Pic).JPG "zzzq) The Broad Top of Mount Rainier Contains 3 Named Summits (Internet Pic).JPG")
%20Liberty%20Cap%20(the%20Lowest-NW)%2C%20Columbia%20Crest%20(The%20Highest)%2C%20and%20Point%20Success%20(2nd%20Highest).JPG "zzzr) Liberty Cap (the Lowest-NW), Columbia Crest (The Highest), and Point Success (2nd Highest).JPG")
%20ColumbiaCrest%2014%2C410%20Ft%20(4392%20M)%20%2B%20PointSuccess%2014%2C153%20Ft%20(4315%20m)-DisappointmentCleaver%20(R).JPG "zzzs) ColumbiaCrest 14,410 Ft (4392 M) + PointSuccess 14,153 Ft (4315 m)-DisappointmentCleaver (R).JPG")
%20Looking%20Directly%20at%20the%20Summits%20or%20Not%20(Little%20Puzzled%20Here%20%3B-)%2C%20Mount%20Rainier%20it%20is%20!.JPG "zzzt) Looking Directly at the Summits or Not (Little Puzzled Here ;-), Mount Rainier it is !.JPG")
%20Mount%20Rainier%20is%20the%20Most%20Heavily%20Glaciated%20Peak%20in%20the%20Lower%2048%20States.JPG "zzzu) Mount Rainier is the Most Heavily Glaciated Peak in the Lower 48 States.JPG")
%20And%20According%20to%20USGS%20(United%20States%20Geological%20Survey)%20...JPG "zzzv) And According to USGS (United States Geological Survey) ...JPG")
%20...%20About%20150%2C000%20People%20Live%20on%20Top%20of%20Old%20Lahar%20Deposits%20of%20Rainier.JPG "zzzw) ... About 150,000 People Live on Top of Old Lahar Deposits of Rainier.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Outside%20the%20Visitor%20Center.jpg "zzzx) (MOVIE)Outside the Visitor Center.jpg")
%20As%20of%202008%2C%20There%20is%20No%20Evidence%20of%20An%20Imminent%20Eruption.JPG "zzzy) As of 2008, There is No Evidence of An Imminent Eruption.JPG")
%20However%2C%20an%20Eruption%20Could%20be%20Devastating%20For%20All%20Areas%20Surrounding%20the%20Volcano.JPG "zzzz) However, an Eruption Could be Devastating For All Areas Surrounding the Volcano.JPG")
%20Rainier%20is%20Also%20Capable%20of%20Producing%20Pyroclastic%20Flows%20as%20well%20as%20Lava.JPG "zzzza) Rainier is Also Capable of Producing Pyroclastic Flows as well as Lava.JPG")
%20Right%20...%20That%20Would%20Be%20a%20Nasty%20Catastrophe%20or%20What!.JPG "zzzzb) Right ... That Would Be a Nasty Catastrophe or What!.JPG")
%20The%20Mystery%2C%20Beauty%20and%20Tremendous%20Power%20of%20Mother%20Nature%20....JPG "zzzzc) The Mystery, Beauty and Tremendous Power of Mother Nature ....JPG")
%20Driving%20On%2C%20Direction%20East%20and%20Lowering%20Elevation%20-%20Reflection%20Lakes.JPG "zzzzd) Driving On, Direction East and Lowering Elevation - Reflection Lakes.JPG")
%20If%20the%20Weather%20is%20Clear%20Mt.%20Rainier%20is%20Reflected%20in%20These%20Lakes.JPG "zzzze) If the Weather is Clear Mt. Rainier is Reflected in These Lakes.JPG")
%20Driving%20the%20Stevens%20Canyon%20Road.JPG "zzzzf) Driving the Stevens Canyon Road.JPG")
%20Wow%20!!%20..(Zoomed%20In).JPG "zzzzg) Wow !! ..(Zoomed In).JPG")
%20BreathTaking%20....JPG "zzzzh) BreathTaking ....JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Stevens%20Ridge.jpg "zzzzi) (MOVIE)Stevens Ridge.jpg")
%20Last%20SightSeeing%20Stop%20in%20Mount%20Rainier%20National%20Park.JPG "zzzzj) Last SightSeeing Stop in Mount Rainier National Park.JPG")
%20Serene%20Spot%20%3B-).JPG "zzzzk) Serene Spot ;-).JPG")
%20Could%20be%20the%20Bridge%20over%20Box%20Canyon%20%2B%20Cowlitz%20River%20(Probably%20Is).JPG "zzzzl) Could be the Bridge over Box Canyon + Cowlitz River (Probably Is).JPG")
%20The%20Gorge%20is%20Over%20100%20Ft%20Deep%20and%20in%20Spots%20As%20Narrow%20As%2013%20Ft.JPG "zzzzm) The Gorge is Over 100 Ft Deep and in Spots As Narrow As 13 Ft.JPG")
%20Picking%20Up%20the%20Journey%20Driving%20Out%20of%20the%20National%20Park%20Via%20Stevens%20Canyon%20Entrance-Exit.JPG "zzzzn) Picking Up the Journey Driving Out of the National Park Via Stevens Canyon Entrance-Exit.JPG")