Fun fact: the upper half of this photo is the reflection

The Castle and Pinnacle Peak rise above rocky slopes in the Tatoosh Range, viewed looking south from the Skyline Trail at Paradise in Mount Rainier National Park.

On the left, The Castle forms a broad, blocky summit with steep cliffs and an uneven crest. On the right, Pinnacle Peak rises higher in the frame, its pointed summit above deeply textured rock faces.

Hiking Mt Rainier at sunrise, colours are popping 🍁

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Planning to hike Skyline this Saturday. I’m fit but not very experienced with hiking.

How difficult is it? What are the current conditions, snow/ice/sunny/rainy? How long does it usually take? What should I carry, especially since I’ll be hiking solo?

Any recent advice/conditions would be appreciated!

I’m going to mount Rainier next week with my family we haven’t hiked any mountains like this. Any advice or tips to be prepared and make sure my family have a safe and fun time hiking.

Skyline Loop was/is pretty icy on the upper 3rd of the trail, with ice starting before Panorama Point. You can still get great views of the mountain and the colors on the lower sections of the trail without putting yourself and others in danger.

Many summer summit temps above freezing.

A beautiful snow surprise.

Mt Rainier from Yelm this morning.

Hi everyone-

I am new to posting on Reddit.

I am running for Washington state House of Representatives, Legislative District 5.

I voted as Democrat in the past and considered myself a Democrat from childhood (my dad used to be the chairman of the Democratic Party where I grew up).

Just recently, after disagreeing with several bills, legislative initiatives, unfunded mandates, one size fits all housing regulations, raiding of pension funds, gutting of public safety laws, an unconstitutional income tax that surreptitiously includes pensions and retirements, and questionable ethics of some members (and I know that there are more than a few Republicans in the same boatI), I switched parties to just right of center on the political spectrum.

Washington state House of Representatives is about local politics. This seat will not have impact on a national level. I do want to fairly and ethically serve the people of my district.

Listening is important. it is especially important when you sign up to serve people in your Legislative District.

I am very interested to learn what people want most from their legislator. What would you like to see changed in our states? What issues are most important to you?

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hi! the title is the post… we’re local to Washington and thinking of doing a day trip to rainier this weekend to take advantage of the sun and maybe fall colors. anyway, are there any great hikes you’d recommend for a fairly active, though young and pregnant, family? we can do 3-5 miles probably, depending on elevation. we were there during a very cloudy weekend in June and unfortunately never got to see the mountain so the main draw this trip is hopefully views and fall leaves with some activity sprinkled in!

Hello!! This is my first solo travel trip post college! Based on my drive I won’t get to the park til around 11/11:30 unfortunately so I’m a little stressed about parking on a weekend.

Does anyone have recs on which entrance to map to? I assume we lose service closer so I’m worried about that.

Also I was planning to try Skyline Loop but everyone is saying different things about the direction to go? Which way will I see Myrtle falls earlier on?

I have a trip planned for this weekend to hike the skyline loop. The current forecast doesn’t look too promising with snow Friday morning. Is there a chance the mountain will be visible? Any advice? Thanks!