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The famous trail that circles Washington's Mount Rainier, the tallest peak in the Cascades, passes through a wonderland of landscapes and shows the many different faces of the peak.
Mount Rainier's 93-mile Wonderland Trail lives up to the name — but you may not know where to start. Check out these section hikes all around the mountain.
The Wonderland Trail in Mount Rainier National Park takes a lot out of you. It’s roughly 93 miles with more ups and downs than 2½ trips to Rainier’s summit.
It’s arguably Washington’s most famous trail: Ninety-three miles of ups and downs looping around Mount Rainier. As the Wonderland Trail celebrates its centennial this summer, we offer 100 ...
That’s exactly what the Wonderland Trail is: a 93-mile (150 km) trek around Mt Rainier, the most glaciated peak in the lower 48 states. Situated in the heart of Washington State, ...
It’s arguably Washington’s most famous trail: Ninety-three miles of ups and downs looping around Mount Rainier. As the Wonderland Trail celebrates its centennial, here are 100 things hikers ...
Our plan was to conquer the park's Wonderland Trail — nearly 100 mountainous miles — in three days. It was a goal that would put our strength and spirits to a rugged test.
First in a series of stories celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. MOUNT RAINIER, Wash. — Ten of us, all women, stood beside a small glacier under the shadow of Mount ...
While "Near Nature, Near Perfect," might be a stretch for Spokane, the city's slogan would be an understatement for the 94-mile Wonderland Trail that circumnavigates Mount Rainier. From rain ...
The Wonderland Trail has become so popular that Mount Rainier National Park has cut off reservations for this year already. Here’s a press release from the park with details: ...
We stared at our tent in shock. It was floating in a puddle, which had certainly not been there 30 minutes ago — and all of our gear was in there. In a flurry of activity, we opened the tent ...
Unfortunately, this is not restricted to trail running. Not far from Mount Rainier, in the Enchantments Wilderness, backpackers have left alpine lakeshores strewn with toilet paper, candy bar ...