Imagine exploring both rainforests and vibrant mountain meadows within just a few miles on the same trail, all with a glacier-capped volcano rising in the background. That’s exactly what the ...

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: Mount Rainier National ...

For an hour we stared at Mount Rainier. Four tired hikers at the end of a long day, settling in at Klapatche Park with our freeze-dried dinners, and watching nature’s version of television. First, ...

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. - Mount Rainier National Park has stopped taking reservations for the popular Wonderland Trail because of a overwhelming surge in ...

If thru-hiking the 93 (or so) miles of Mount Rainier National Park’s famed Wonderland Trail seems too daunting (cumulative elevation gain: 22,000-plus feet) or time-consuming (common itinerary: seven ...

Those hoping to score a Wonderland Trail permit are out of luck, Mount Rainier National Park announced Friday. An unprecedented number of permit requests submitted during the regular application ...

A trail sign on the north side of the mountain indicates the remaining distance — 3.4 miles — to Granite Creek Camp, the first campsite of the 93-mile trip along the Wonderland Trail in Mount Rainier ...

They don't call it "Wonderland" for nothing. The famous trail that circles Washington's Mount Rainier, the tallest peak in the Cascades, passes through a wonderland of landscapes. It also reveals the ...

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 ought to ...

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) - Mount Rainier National Park has stopped taking reservations for the popular Wonderland Trail because of a overwhelming surge in demand this year. The ...

A storm brought powerful winds that downed trees and power lines in multiple areas of western Washington this weekend. by Associated Press MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) - Mount Rainier ...