Mountains
Wildflowers
Waterfalls
Forest and trees
Pike Place Market
Miscellaneous
I'd like to thank the Park Rangers and volunteers who do such a great job maintaining the numerous paths and trails in Mt. Rainier National Park, especially the ones that needed to be restored after the extensive flooding that occurred in November 2006. Without these nice paths, most of the park would be inaccessible. Thanks also to all those park visitors who obeyed the injunction to stay on the trails. The meadows of our national parks are fragile and easily destroyed.
The photos on the left above show one of our first views of Mt. Rainier. This was late on our second day of shooting at the park. The overcast finally broke up and Mt. Rainier burst through the clouds. These views are from Reflection Lakes on the Paradise side of the park. The photo on the right above was taken on the third day of our trip (which dawned cloudless) and shows Mt. Rainier with Tipsoo Lake, on the Sunrise side of the park.
The photo on the left above was taken from Tipsoo Lake, showing one of the paths from the parking lot to the lake. The second photo above shows Emmons Glacier on Mt. Rainier. Emmons Glacier is the primary source for the White River. The third photo above is Mt. Rainier from the Emmons Vista Trail, which winds through forest and meadow near Sunrise. The photo on the right above is Mt. Rainier and a meadow of wildflowers, taken from a trail near the picnic area at Sunrise.
The photo on the left above features a field of wildflowers, dominated by magenta paintbrush (Castilleja parviflora). We had returned to Tipsoo Lakes in the afternoon for this photo. The remaining photos above show Mt. Rainier and Reflection Lake. We returned to Reflection Lake on our fourth day to capture these classic shots of Mt. Rainier.
These three photos were all taken at Reflection Lakes (on the Paradise side of the park). The photo on the left shows Mt. Rainier reflected in the lake with a grass border. The remaining photos are more classic shots of Mt. Rainier.
The two photos on the left above were taken at Reflection Lakes (on the Paradise side of the park) and show the wonderful grasses growing along the shoreline. The photo on the right above was taken on the Nisqually Vista Trail, one of many trails originating at the Visitor's Center at Paradise.
The photo on the left above shows Mt. Rainier and the fork in the Nisqually Vista Trail, which is a loop trail at this point. The center photo is a view of Mt. Rainier and the Nisqually Glacier. The Nisqually Glacier is the headwaters for the Nisqually River. The photo on the right is another view of Mt. Rainier and the Nisqually View Trail.
The left three photos above are taken near Myrtle Falls, which is a short hike from the Paradise Inn, near the Visitor's Center at Paradise. The photo on the left shows Myrtle Falls and Mt. Rainier. The next photo shows my friend, Bill, setting up a shot of Edith Creek and Mt. Rainier. Edith Creek plunges over Myrtle Falls after it passes under the bridge visible in this photo. The third photo is similar to the one Bill was setting up for in the center photo. (Note: click on this photo for a humorous story.) The photo on the right above shows Mt. Rainier reflected in Bench Lake.
The three photos above were all taken at Bench Lake, a 0.7 mile hike on the Snow Lake Trail. This trail is located east of Reflection Lakes on the Paradise side of the park. It's the only location we found where we were near water and there weren't any mosquitoes!!!