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Mount Rainier
National Park
This links to the National Park Service's home page for Mount Rainier National Park, which
provides extensive information on natural and cultural resources. The park's 378
square miles contains vast expanses of pristine old-growth forests, subalpine flower
meadows and spectacular alpine scenery.
Mount Rainier National Park
(Unofficial Guide)
This nicely designed web site by John William Uhler has lots of information for the
visitor.
Mount Rainier
National Park Centennial Web Site
A site built by a group of volunteers. Information on Centennial events, as well as
facts, history, maps and photos.
Mount Rainier, Washington
Index page for Mount Rainier, on the official web site of the USGS, Cascades Volcano
Observatory, Vancouver, Washington. Has many related links, graphics, maps, images
and other items of interest.
Mt. Rainier
Visitors Association. P.O. Box 214, Ashford, WA 98304.
Phone: 360-569-0910; Toll-free: 1-877-886-4662.
Mount Rainier
(According
to GORP)
Wonderland Trail lives up to name: Spectacular
views highlight hike
By Gene Johnson, Associated Press
Wednesday, August 20, 2003 Posted:
11:25 AM EDT (1525 GMT)
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Mount Rainier National Park Map to locate
park features such as campgrounds, roads and visitor centers.
Go Northwest!
Bookstore
Best selection of books on the
Northwest.
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 Climbing
Mount Rainier: The Essential Guide
by Fred Beckey, Alex Van Steen
May 1999, Paperback, 1st edition, 160 pages,
(guidebook). Written for experienced mountain
climbers, this book offers detailed information on nearly fifty routes to
the summit of Washington state's Mount Rainier.
Includes 75 photos
showing climbers progressing toward the summit.
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 Challenge
of Rainier: A Record of the Explorations and Ascents, Triumphs and
Tragedies
by Dee Molenaar
June 1979, Paperback, 3rd edition, 364 pages, (non-fiction)
A classic text on Rainier that
documents pioneering and more recent explorers of trails to the summit,
its geology and natural environment, and its inevitable human disasters.
Fascinating and instructive stories such as the one about the guy who slid
a thousand feet in his down booties trying to catch a lid that fell off of
his cooking pot.
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 Mt.
Rainier Climbing Guide SM10097 The Ingraham Glacier-Disappointment
Cleaver Route, plus two
variations: The Fuhrer Finger Route, The Kautz
Glacier Route
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 Mt. Rainier Climbing Guide SM20100
The Emmons-Winthrop Glacier Route, The Liberty Ridge Route
by Stanley Friedman
These comprehensive, lightweight (weighs less than one ounce) climbing
guides are designed to be carried with you on your summit attempts. Each
route is clearly shown with 40-foot contours (1:24,000 scale) on a single
waterproof and nearly-indestructible sheet that you can fold down and
carry in your pocket.
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 The
Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier
by Bruce Barcott
October 1998,
Paperback or Hardcover,
278 pages, (autobiography)
By turns witty and introspective, Barcott's
trip to the top of the glacier-clad peak is filled with history, scientific
observation. "Enjoyable, interesting, sometimes funny, sometimes sad,
sometimes reflective, but always engaging", Barcott's imparts to the reader
the important connection between Puget Sound residents and the mountain.
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 Mountain
Fever: Historic Conquests of
Rainier (Columbia Classics) by Aubrey L. Haines, Ruth Kirk.
October 1999, Paperback, 278 pages.
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 The
Big Fact Book About Mount Rainier
by Bette E. Filley, Rachel French (Illustrator)
April 1996,
Paperback or Hardcover,
(non-fiction)
Well-researched, must-have reference for anyone who loves The Mountain.
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