Mount Rainier National Park I a o a ~~~~~-i~~~~~Activit)' and Progran1 Guide April 11-June30, 1994 The Ohanapecosh River flows from an inactive glacier and snowfield, its clear water reflecting only the green of the forest and the blue of the sky. A mile up stream from the campground, the river cascades over beautiful Silver Falls.

elcome to the mountain realms Sunrise of dense old-growth forests, Sunrise, situated at 6,400 feet in the W dazzling wildflowers, tremen­ northeastern part of the park, is a place of dous snowfields and rugged glaciers. breathtaking vistas and the intriguing Towering above all this scenic display is beauty of fragile subalpine vegetation. the volcanic cone of Mount Rainier. The The road to Sunrise usually opens in early mountain is a volcano built up by repeated July, but may be open as early as June 25 eruptions and successive flows of lava. this year, weather permitting. Even as volcanic forces were building up this land, the inevitable power of glacial White River ice was scouring it down. An early name for this mountain was "Tahoma", given to The White River Campground is the it by native peoples who revered the starting point of summit climbs using mountain as a special place to be treated Camp Schurman and routes up the Em­ with respect. Enjoy a long look at this mons Glacier. You can connect with mountain and explore the realms of many trails here that lead into the wilder­ Tahoma. ness, including the Wonderland Trail. The Hiker Information Center at the White Longmire River Ranger Station contains exhibits on between Mount Rainier's old-growth photographs, really are gone - they melted backcountry destinations and minimum In 1883, while on a climbing trip to forest and the ice-capped peak itself. Lo­ and collapsed! It is still an area of interest impact suggestions. Climbers and over­ Mount Rainier, James Longmire hap­ cated at 5400 feet elevation on the to see where glacier ice only recently night hikers/campers may obtain wilder­ pened upon the meadow and mineral southern slopes of the mountain, Paradise melted away, leaving bare ground. ness or climbing permits for the park's springs that now bear his name. In 1890, receives an average of 630 inches of snow east side beginning on May 27. he built the Longmire Springs Hotel annually, and in 1971-72 received 1122 which provided visitors with a place to inches of snow. Often snowbanks remain I Carbon River rest and a base from which to explore the well into July. Here small clusters of firs area. This is the park's oldest developed Named for the coal deposits found in and mountain hemlocks punctuate the the area, Carbon River is located in the area. Visit the museum, take a walk in the open parklands. Early flowers are usually historic district or get out and stretch your park's northwest comer. Of all park areas seen at Paradise starting in mid-June. it has the heaviest rainfall and most legs on a hiking trail. Peak bloom (greatest flower variety and Trail of the Shadows, a short, gentle luxuriant forest. Some botanists suggest abundance) generally occurs by late July. Ohanapecosh that, rather than a lowland forest, what path, partially accessible for wheelchairs, Subalpine meadows are extremely provides views of the old-growth forest Examples of old-growth forest seen by you find here is an example of a temperate delicate. Walking in these areas requires rainforest. The Rain Forest Nature Trail and highlights the human history of the extra care. During this early season, settlers in the Pacific Northwest are rare area. today. The Ohanapecosh River Valley is at the Carbon River Entrance will help please stay on snow or follow flagged you understand this unique environment. routes which mark the trail surface below. one place where old-growth forest remains.Walk among stately Douglas-fir, A 3.5 mile trail from Ipsut Creek Paradise When the trails are fully melted out, Campground to the snout of the Carbon please stay on the trails. Your cooperation western hemlock and western redcedar, Paradise - the name seems appropriate 500 to 1,000 years old on the nature trail Glacier provides a close look at an active for this beautiful subalpine area nestled is needed for the meadows to survive. glacier. The ice caves, remembered in old in the Grove of the Patriarchs.

OVERNIGHT HIKES PROTECT YOUR lanning an overnight backpacking trip VALUABLES Por summit climb? Be sure to stop at a Hiker Information Center for your permit. nfortunately, thieves visit Mount Rangers will assist with trip planning, and U Rainier along with the good folks and issue wilderness permits. The main reason find purses, wallets, and cameras to be for permits is to control the number of easy prizes. Don't leave cash or valuables people in one place at one time and limit in your vehicle, not even in a locked trunk. the impact from litter, human waste, and Report suspicious activity to any ranger trampling of the ground. station. The Longmire Hiker Information Cen­ ter, located in the log and stone building northwest section of the Park. beside the flagpole, opens June 11. Camping at all trailside camps as well Through June 10, permits are issued at the as Camps Muir and Schurman is available Every year, many of the 2+ million Longmire Museum. on a first-come, first-served basis. For people who visit Mount Rainier hike the The White RiverHiker Information information write: Backcountry Desk, meadow trails. Imagine the problems Center, located at the White River Mount Rainier National Park, Tahoma created when one person, multiplied by a Entrance Station, opens May 27. Woods, Star Route, Ashford, WA 98304, thousand, leaves the constructed trail. Carbon River Ranger Station opens or call (206) 569-2211, extension 3314, The best possible solution is for all of us May 1 and issues permits for the untilJune 11, then extension 3317. to prevent damage from occuring by staying on the constructed trails. LAUGHINGWATER DEADWOOD CREEK WESTSIDE ROAD 24 HOUR BRIDGE REPAIR BRIDGE REPAIR PARTIALLY OPEN INFORMATION aughingwater Creek Bridge on High­ xpect travel delays on SR 410 be­ nly the first three miles of this road­ ~r information on Mount Rainier Na­ L way 123 north of Ohanapecosh has Etween the White River road junction Oway into the scenic western side of Ftional Park, tune your AM radio to deteriorated to poor condition. The bridge and Cayuse Pass. Contractors are con­ the park will be open for the 1994 season. 1610K.Hz, near Nisqually Entrance. For is being replaced with a new structure structing a new bridge spanning Dead­ Foot and bicycle travel only .will be al­ up-to-date information on park roads, adjacent to the old one. During construc­ wood Creek. Flaggers, signs and signals lowed beyond Dry Creek. trails, facilities and weather, 24 hours a tion, expected to continue through the will inform travellers of hazards and Restrictions are due to the park's in­ day, dial: 1994 season, the existing bridge will con­ reduced speeds near the construction ability to mitigate glacier outburst flood­ tinue to be used. Expect temporary travel zone. A one lane temporary bypass bridge ing and damage caused by frequent tor­ (206) 569-2211 delays as the Federal Highway Ad­ is in place. Work on a new, safer bridge rential rains in the Tahoma Creek ministration works to provide a new, safer begins this spring and will continue drainage. TDD: (206) 569-2177 bridge for park visitors. through the 1994 season. Emergencies: 911

Tahoma + Page I Visitor Services 61.___0_n_·e_nt_a_tio_n_-_E_x_hl_·b_it_s__JI DI~ ___G_a_so_h_·n_e ____JI ·D.__I ~~Hi_·~_·n~g~-_P_e_n_ru_.ts~__J Longmire Museum: 9 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., daily. Gasoline is not available in the park. Service sta­ Longmire Hiker Information Center: Opens June 11. Paradise: Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Cen­ tions are located in the nearby communities of Ashford, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday - Thursday; 8 a.m. - 7 p.m., ter: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and holidays, Elbe, Packwood, Greenwater, and American River. Be Friday; 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Saturday. Permits available for April 9 - 29. Then 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., daily, April 30 - prepared - check your guage. overnight trips. Located in the lobby of the large log and May 26; then 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., daily, May 27 through stone building next to the flagpole. Before June 11, summer. obtain permits at Longmire ~useum. Ohanapecosh Visitor Center: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., "'~ ___S_h_ow_e_r_s ____J White River Hiker Information Center: Opens May weekends, May 27/28/29, June 4/5 & 11112, then 9 a.m. Paradise: Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Cen­ 27. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., daily until June 19, then 8 a.m. - - 6 p.m., daily beginning June 13. ter: Lower level. Available 11 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Satur­ 4:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday; 7 Sunrise Visitor Center: Opens June 25, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. day, Sunday and holidays, April 1 - 30. Then 10 a.m.- 6 a.m. - 7 p.m., Saturday & Sunday. Obtain permits for p.m., daily, May 1 - June 11; then 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., daily. overnight trips or for climbing above the high camps or travel on glaciers at the White River Entrance Station. Ci:l I Post Offices I .., C d Longmire National Park Inn Post Office: Open 8:30 ~ ampgroun s I a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 8:30 a.m. - 12 noon, ; Cougar Rock Campground: Opens May 20. 200 sites, Saturday; closed Sunday and holidays. 5 group sites. Located 2.5 miles from Longmire on the Paradise Inn Post Office: Opens May 18; 8:30 a.m.-5 Paradise Road. ~ite fees are $8 ~er night on a first-come, p.m., Monday_ Friday; 8:30 a.m. _ 12 noon, Saturday; first-serve~ basis. Only group sites can be reserved and closed Sunday and holidays. cost $3 a mght per person. Sunshine Point Campground : Open year round. 18 sites, no group sites. Located 6 miles west of Longmire,

.__I_S_u_mrm_._t C_l_im_b_s _ __J .25 mile east of the Nisqually Entrance. Site fees are $6 Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center flJ mJ Rainier Mountaineering, Inc.: Operates the Guide per night on a first-come, first-served basis. House at Paradise, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., daily (late May- Sep­ Ohanapecosh Campground: Opens May 27. 205 sites, tember). Summit guided climbs, climbing instruction no group sites are available. Site fees are $10 per night and equipment rentals are available. For those not ex­ on a first-come, first-served basis. CUJ .__I_F_oo_d_&_Lo_d...... _g1_· ng"""---___, Ill perienced on a glaciated peak, RMI offers a 3 day pack­ White River Campground: Opens June 24. 117 sites, Longmire National Park Inn: Lodging desk 7 a.m. - age: I-day climbing seminars, combined with a 2-day no group sites. Site fees are $8 per night, on a first-come, 10 p.m., daily. Dining room hours 7 a.m.-7 p.m., Sunday summit climb. For more information call (206) 627-6242 first-served basis. - Thursday; 7 a.in. - 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday, and before May 19, then (206) 569-2227 through summer. Ipsut Creek Campground: Opens May 27. 29 sites, 2 holidays. Beginning June 11, 7 a.m.-8 p.m., daily. For group sites. Only group sites can be reserved for $3 per reservations call: Mount Rainier Guest Services at (206) person per night. Site fees are $6 per night, on a first­ 569-2275. .__I__ S_e_lf_-"""-gu_i_d_in_,_g,__T_r_a1_·1s _ ____, come, first-served basis. Longmire General Store: Open 10 a.m. -5 p.m., daily. BJ Beginning June 12, 8 a.m. -8 p.m., daily. Longmire: "Trail of the Shadows": 30 minutes, .7 mile. Walk around the Longmire meadow and see the Paradise: Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Cen­ former site of the Longmire Medical Springs operation. 111~1 ~~~P_ic_n_ic~Ar_e_a_s~~___, ter: Food services, showers and gifts available 11 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and holidays, April 1 - 29. Longmire: Historic District Walking Tour:l hour, Cougar Rock Picnic Area: Opens May 20. Located Then 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., daily, April 30 - June 10; then 10 1.25 miles. Tour maps available at Longmire Museum. across the road from the Cougar Rock Campground. a.m. - 7 p.m., daily .. Ohanapecosh: "Grove of the Patriarchs": 1.5 hours, Sunshine Point Picnic Area: Open year round. Located Paradise Inn: Opens daily for food & lodging May 18; 2 miles. Walk among 1000 year old giant trees of the 6 miles west of Longmire, .25 mile east of the Nisqually Entrance. dining room hours for breakfast: 7 a.m.- 9 a.m.; lunch: old-growth forest. noon-2 p.m.; dinner: 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. through June 10 Ohanapecosh: "Life Systems": 30 minutes ..5 mile. Box Canyon Picnic Area: Opens May 27. Between then 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.; Sunday Brunch: 11 a.m.-2:30 Explore the forest and hot springs on this walk starting Ohanapecosh and Paradise on Stevens Canyon Road. p.m., beginning May 29; Glacier Lounge open noon-11 at the visitor center. Carbon River/lpsut Creek Picnic Areas: Located at p.m., daily; Snack bar: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., daily beginning Sunrise: "Sourdough Ridge": 1 hour. .5 mile. A Falls Creek, 2 miles from the entrance. Tables are also May 28, through June 10 then 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Gift shop: 8 moderate walk through flower fields to a panoramic located in the Ipsut Creek Campground near the end of a.m.-8 p.m. through June 10 then 8 a.m.-9 p.m., daily. viewpoint of four high volcanic peaks - Mount Baker, the Carbon River road. For reservations call: Mount Rainier Guest Services at Glacier Peak, Mount Adams and Mount Rainier. Sunrise Picnic Area: Opens June 25. Located behind (206)569-2275. "Carbon River Rain Forest": 20 minutes .. 3 mile. Rain the Sunrise Visitor Center in a subalpine setting. Sunrise Lodge: Opens June 25. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., daily. forests seldom occur far from coastal areas; thus, the Ohanapecosh Picnic Area: Opens May 27. Located Food service and gift shop. No lodging available at forest that grows in this valley is special. Explore the only across from the Ohanapecosh Visitor Center, near the Sunrise. Provided by Mount Rainier Guest Services. true inland rain forest at Mount Rainier along this trail. campground entrance. Naturalist Programs

Program Description & Area: Saturday Sunday ''Partnership In Parks'' Longmire Mount Rainier National Park and Metropolitan Park Campfire Program: 45 minutes. Enjoy Mount Rainier through a 9RM 9PM 9PM District of Tacoma slide program presented by a Park Naturalist at the Cougar Rock Stiirts Starts ONLY One day programs include 4-6 hours with a Mount Campground Amphitheater. Program titles are posted on the M8j'27 May28 ' May29 Rainier National Park Interpreter. Call 206/569-2211 campground bulletin board. x3313 for registration or ask at any park visitor center or museum. Cost is $15 per person. Paradise 230PM 230PM Nisqually Vista Walk: 1.5 hours, 1.2 miles. An easy walk over snow First in a series offered this summer: Starts Starts Waterfalls and the Cascades: to discover glaciers and the volcanic forces that shape Mount Rainier. June 11 June 12 Meet at the flagpole in front of the Jackson Visitor Center. Other June 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. programs will be announced or posted on local bulletin boards.

Ohanapecosh lOAM lOAM Guided Walks to: Grove of the Patriarchs and Silver Falls. Check Starts Starts campground and visitor center bulletin boards for details. June 25 June26 Campfire Program: 45 minutes. Discover Mount Rainier through a 9PM 9PM slide program presented by a Park Naturalist at the campground Starts ONLY amphitheater. May28 May29 White River Campfire Program: 45 minutes. Explore the geology and history of SPM Mount Rainier with a Park Naturalist at the campfire circle in White Starts River Campground. July2

Carbon River Campfire Program: Begins in July. Check local bulletin boards for schedule of programs.

Page 2 + Tahoma SPRING WATER ''As long as I Christine Falls is located .5 mile beyond the Comet Falls parking area live, I'll hear (4.5 miles above Longmire). The best way to enjoy this 60-foot plunging waterfall is waterfalls and to park your vehicle and walk down the birds and winds F short path to the viewpoint below the stone bridge. Christine Falls was named sing ... I'll ac­ after Christine Van Trump, daughter of quaint myself P.B. Van Trump, one of the first climbers with the to stand on the summit of Mount Rainier. A is found where the glaciers and Narada Falls Paradise River careens off an old lava wild gardens flow of andesite rock and plunges 168 feet and get as near to the valley floor. Although visible from the heart of the the edge of the parking area (located 9 L miles above Longmire), the short hike world as I can." from there to the base of the falls is well worthwhile if you don't mind getting wet erhaps author­ from waterfall spray. On a sunny day, a naturalist John Muir colorful rainbow may add a bit of magic P bad his 1888 visit to to your view of the falls from below. Mount Rainier in mind when L CAUTION: THIS TRAIL IS STEEP he wrote those words, for AND CAN BE SLIPPERY WHEN WET. what better place is there to "get as near the heart of the Myrtle Falls is an easy .3 mile world" as here. And what walk from the Paradise Inn east along the better time to visit than s paved Skyline Trail to Edith Creek. A spring, when the park is stairway descends to a superb viewpoint bursting forth from the quiet Narada overlooking the 60-foot falls as Mount of winter into the excitement Falls Rainier towers in the background. of a new season. One of the most exciting experiences of named to honor Harry Carter who built Comet Falls trailhead and park­ a spring visit is to watch a rampaging much of the trail between Longmire and Sluis kin Falls slides off ing area is located two miles beyond Mazama Ridge at the head of the Paradise river, swollen from snowmelt, plummet Paradise. To see this waterfall, park on the Cougar Rock Campground on the road to off the edge of a high rock terrace into a road curve two miles above Longmire Valley and falls 300 feet to the river Paradise. Plummeting 320 feet, Comet below. It is visible from most of the canyon far below. (just before Cougar Rock Campground). Falls is one of the park's most spectacular The Nisqually River drainage on Cross the Nisqually River via the Paradise area and can be reached by features. From the trailhead, it is a 3 hour, hiking the Skyline Trail to the northeast. the southwest side of Mount Rainier, footbridges and follow the trail as it 3.8 mile roundtrip hike with an elevation gradually ascends through old-growth Sluiskin Falls was named to honor the between Longmire and Paradise, con­ gain of 900 feet. Although this is a popular Yakima Indian who- guided Mount tains a few of the most accessible forest, paralleling the Paradise River until family hike, the trail can be treacherous reaching the falls (2 hours, 2.2 miles Rainier's first summit climbers, Hazard waterfalls: early in spring before the winter's snow Stevens and P.B. Van Trump, to the site roundtrip ). A few minutes walk upstream, has completely melted. is a horsetail-shaped of their timberline basecamp near the top Carter Falls along the trail, from Carter Falls is a 20 to Check with a ranger for current trail waterfall, more than 50 feet tall. It was of these falls in August 1870. 30 foot cascade known as Madcap Falls. conditions before starting this hike.

he Cowlitz River drainage in the area's ancient volcanic rocks and he Carbon River drainage on boasts many four-star waterfalls, plunges into a deep, swirling pool before the northwest slope of Mount T several are viewable from the continuing its journey toward the Cowlitz T Rainier offers several waterfalls Stevens Canyon Road between Paradise and Columbia Rivers. There are two that are easily accessible by short hikes and Highway 123 or near Ohanapecosh. popular trails to view this powerful water­ from the Carbon River Road between the Martha Falls can be seen across the fall: The shorter trail starts from Highway entrance and the lpsut Creek upper end of Stevens Canyon from view­ 123, 0.2 miles south of the Stevens Campground: points along the roadway. The falls are Canyon Entrance, at the Three Lakes trail­ Ranger Creek Falls is along the located where Unicom Creek drops over head. The longer trail starts from the trail to Green Lake after a moderate 1- 125 feet from a hanging valley toward the Ohanapecosh Campground. This gentle mi Ie climb from the parking area (located canyon floor. They were named for Mar­ 1.5 hour, 3-mile roundtrip hike through three miles past the entrance station.) This tha Longmire by one of her sons while he old-growth Douglas-fir forest, with the tiered waterfall splits into two falls as it was constructing the Wonderland Trail sound of the river always in the back- plunges more than 100 feet through the air which crosses the creek slightly ' ground, is well worth the added effort. to crash onto the rocks below. downstream from the falls. PARENTS: KEEP CH/WREN Chenuis Falls parking area is lo­ Falls Creek hosts a horsetail-shaped WITH YOU. SPRAY NEAR WATER­ cated 3.5 miles beyond the entrance sta­ waterfall which nearly sprays onto the FALLS AND RUSHING STREAMS tion. To find the falls, cross the Carbon highway during the height of snowmelt MAKES FOR WET, SLIPPERY River via the log bridges (assuming the during May and June. It is located .5 mile ROCKS AND MUSHY MOSS logs have not washed away during spring west of the Stevens Canyon Entrance Sta­ GROWTH ON STREAM BANKS. floods) and locate the trail on the other tion and Highway 123. HIKERS AND WADERS OFTEN SLIP side of the river. From there it is a short, AND PLUNGE INTO RIVERS. THE gentle walk to where Chenuis Creek cas­ Silver Falls can be found where the RIVERS ARE TOO COWAND SWIFT cades down a series of rock slabs to form Ohanapecosh River pours through a slot TO SWIM. Chenuis Falls.

Park trails are steep and full of rocks and other hazards. Slips and falls from small rocks can quickly mar a vaca­ tion. Climbers should beware of spring avalanches. Remember that mountain climbing is a technical sport requiring skill and proper equipment. DO NOT attempt climbs on snow or rock or "scrambling" up steep slopes that are beyond your ability or ex­ perience. Many serious accidents have occurred on snowfields and scree slopes. While driving, remember that trees seem to "jump out" onto roadways. Beware of snow covered streams - you mountain roads are narrow and winding, Snow and rain cause slippery road condi­ may break through if you try to cross one. with short sight distances. Park speed tions at any time of year. For your safety 0 limits are lower for these and other and the protection of park animals and reasons. Wtld animals and park visitors trees - please slow down and park in may dart out into vehicle paths. Rocks and pullouts to enjoy the scenery.

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Mount Rainier & Olympic Fund he Mount Rainier and Olympic volunteer helping to maintain these ir­ * Wildlife Habitat Restoration Fund is a non-profit organization replaceable resources. Will we pass on to * Trails Reconstruction T dedicated to helping Mount our children and grandchildren the full Rainier and Olympic National Parks. splendor and biological richness of these * Visitor Services If the magnificence and diversity of lands? You can make a difference! * Ecological Education these two parks are to endure for genera­ Take this opportunity to give a gift to tions to come, we must aggresively work the future of Mount Rainier and Olympic * Campground Rehabilitation for their restoration and protection today. National Parks. You'll find donation For more information on projects Congress works hard to ensure ade­ boxes and envelopes in all park visitor needing support, contact a ranger at any quate funding, but our parks continue to centers. Your contribution will aid spe­ visitor center or telephone Park Superin­ need an outside helping hand. We need cial projects to improve the parks, includ­ tendent, William J. Briggle at (206) 569- your support through financial giving and ing: 2211 x2301. Field Seminars -- - ~'

f you want more depth than the short cally handicapped. Broaden term ranger-led activities can offer, the horizons of your out­ I join Pacific Northwest Field Semi­ door knowledge and skills nars. Seminars offer exciting oppor­ under the guidance of ex­ tunities to explore a variety of topics at perts on these one to three Mount Rainier. day outdoor learning ex­ Immerse yourself in the intricacies of periences. the old-growth forest, explore glaciers, The Pacific Northwest geology and volcanoes; let your creative Field Seminars is a non­ spirit soar through nature writing and profit program sponsored photography, delve into the beauty of by the Northwest Interpre­ wildflowers and butterflies, attune your­ tive Association in coopera­ self to birds and elk. tion with the National Park Seminars include backpacking, family Service and U.S. Forest Service. camping, hiking, sketching, painting, For information on seminar subjects, any v1s1tor center; or write Pacific astronomy, listening, nature studies, and dates, and to register please call Jean or Northwest Field Seminars, 909 First several day-long seminars for the physi- Dan at (206) 220-4140; ask a ranger at Ave., Suite 630, Seattle, WA, 98104.

ooks and maps are available for These outlets are operated by the Look for "The Traveler's Com­ Inside Tahoma sale at all park visitor centers as Mount Rainier Branch of the Northwest panion to Mount Rainier National 1 • Realms of Mount Rainier B well as the Hiker Information Interpretive Association, a non-profit or­ Park" at all visitor centers, Longmire Back Cover: Centers, Longmire Museum, and Carbon ganization benefitting the naturalist Museum, hiker information centers, and 1 • Road Closures River Entrance Station. The selection in­ programs in the national parks and forests Carbon River Entrance Station book sales 1 • Hiker Information • Mount Rainier I Olympic Fund cludes handbooks that will prove valu­ of the Pacific Northwest. This paper is an displays. Use it as a trip planner to 2 •Services I Naturalist Programs able in your outdoor explorations, books example of these benefits. We invite you schedule features you want to visit, use it • Northwest Field Seminars about park history and climbing, and to become a member of the Association. as a road guide to the Mount Rainier 3 • Spring Waterfalls • Books & Maps maps that will enhance your enjoyment of To learn about the advantages of mem­ story, or use it as a keepsake to help you 3 • Safety Tips the park from road and trail. bership inquire at any visitor center. remember your visit. Volume 20 No. 1