Mount Rainier National Park: Shriner Peak Lookout
This 8.2-mile out-and-back is rarely hiked. If your legs can take a stiff, 3,434-foot climb, the payoff is best-in-show vistas of Rainier and its neighbors.
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Mount Rainier National Park: Crystal PeakThis rugged 7.8-mile dayhike in the park's wild, remote northeast corner climbs more than 3,000 feet to five-star views unfolding in all directions. Mount Rainier National Park: Van Trump ParkThis 4.6-mile round-trip takes an old mountaineers' route past cascades and through alpine meadows to a classic peak in the shadows of Rainier. Mount Rainier National Park: Tatoosh RangeThis 8.2-mile backcountry trek serves up two mountain lakes, intimate views of Mount Rainier, and some off-trail scrambles in the Tatoosh Range.
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Mount Rainier: Thunder on the MountainTwo years after hurricane-force winds and rain ravaged hundreds of miles of trail in Mt. Rainier National Park, the true damage is finally becoming clear. And what it's telling scientists is alarming: Bigger, more frequent–and more destructive–storms may be coming. America's 10 Most Dangerous Hikes - Muir Snowfield, Mt. Rainier, WAWhere winter strikes year-round May Close-to-Home HikesOur map team has been hard at work plotting the coolest hikes. Check out May's selections here. |
Backpacker's Readers' Choice Awards 2008America's 100 Best Hikes–chosen by you. Essential National Park Skills: The Ultimate Park PassWrite your own ticket to new adventures with these 10 territory-expanding skills. Ultimate Summer Escapes: The Best Dayhikes and Backpacking Trips Near YouComing soon to your city: far-out adventures that are shockingly close to home. |
November 2008 Reader PhotosThis month our readers found sun in Sedona, Arizona and snow and ice on Rainier–plus everything in between. |
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