A Blast from the Past

That's the road down there.

Water Fall--frozen water

from a November 2007 hike around Naches Loop

prepared

look up

Comet Falls--August

/Carter/--correction--Comet Falls--December

Carter

Tatoosh

first view

So far this year this blog has been my daily visit to the mountain. I may continue that for all 365 days--the no themes in the title taking a back seat to my need for a daily escape. These snowboarders below the snout of the Nisqually Glacier was our view from Nisqually Vista on our first snowshoe trip five years ago. Is it any wonder that we keep coming back? That trip was a birthday present to my honey. Today is his birthday again. Happy Birthday. (I don't remember marrying an old man.)

historic

The 1960s era Henry M. Jackson Visitor Center at Paradise was replaced by a newer version which opened in Oct. 2008

into the shadow

snow play area

The snow play area at Paradise finally has enough snow to protect the meadows, but the Park has been closed at the Nisqually west gate or at Longmire the last couple of days because of the storms that have hit the Northwest. This was taken a couple of years ago.

from the Floating Bridge

River Flow Below

Nisqually River

Breaking Trail

Feb. 2009

such a pane!

watching

beyond the bank

How we go

In Memoriam

I did not think that I had met Ranger Margaret Anderson, despite our frequent visits to Mt. Rainier National Park. After all, there are hundreds of staff at the park. But in looking through files for another winter picture for tomorrow's blog post, I ran across this one. It's not the type of photo I usually take, but I was taking a photography class at the time, and the assignment that week was group photos. Returning from our snowshoeing trek that afternoon we encountered a group of rangers either setting out on patrol or just back from patrol. Margaret is the second from the left.

Memorial service for Margaret Anderson, a law enforcement ranger at Mt. Rainier National Park who was killed during a traffic stop at the park on New Year's Day, was held today at Pacific Lutheran University.

mountain peek

avalanche potential

uphill

please

follow

falls

Don't fall into a tree well.

cloud wisp

Nisqually Snout

winter reflection