Summer Speaker Series
THE NEWS TRIBUNE
The 2009 Summer Speaker Series at Mount Rainier National Park kicks off Saturday and includes programs at Ohanapecosh for the first time.
The series features presentations from speakers with a connection to the park.
Among the scheduled speakers are Rex Derr, now director of Washington State Parks, but a former Mount Rainier ranger; Loren Lane and Jim Ross, who worked as interpretive rangers at Ohanapecosh for years; and Gerry Tays, a former assistant superintendent.
The talks will be held in the Paradise Inn main lobby at 9 p.m. on Saturday nights in July and August, as well as Sept. 5. The Ohanapecosh Campground amphitheater programs will be given in August at 8:30 p.m. on Saturdays, as well as Sept. 6.
Go to
blogs.thenewstribune.com/adventure for the complete schedule.
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