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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