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Mount Rainier and National Park Service officials are preparing a call for bids to run the park’s concession operations. Read more...

History

Eight hours after we stood on the roof of Washington last summer, our guides rewarded us with certificates that read "Mount Rainier, 14,410 feet."
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Recreation

There's a side to Crystal Mountain most skiers probably have never seen. It's a side the mountain's ski area and Mount Rainier National Park prefer most people don't know about. Read more...

Climbing

Not even snow, strong winds and a nearby lightning strike could keep George Dunn out of the record books Saturday morning. Read more...

The body of a 52-year-old Seattle man was removed from a crevasse on the upper slopes of Mount Rainier on Wednesday, a day after a stumble in an inopportune place cost him his life. Read more...

Science

Archaeological digs in two Washington national parks continue to reveal artifacts that debunk the myth that indigenous people didn’t gather food and plants from the upper reaches of the Cascades. Read more...

People

Two leaders of one of the most challenging rescue attempts Mount Rainier has ever seen will be honored Wednesday in Washington, D.C., by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Read more...

The Future

The National Park Service has set eight goals as the foundation of its Centennial Initiative, the agency’s preperations for its 100th anniversary in 2016. Read more...

Gateway Communities

Contrary to some people's perception, Ashford has much more to offer than the last flush toilets before Mount Rainier National Park. Read more...

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