Hiking Mt Rainier Kilted

[Retro Red]

Thanks for posting your photos of Mt Rainier, Oldhiker & Andrew. How long ago were your pics taken? I find it startling how much the "permanent" snow pack & glaciers have receded, as your pics well illustrate.

I was impressed & a bit surprised by how much Mt Rainier stands out from its surroundings. There's other mountains nearby, but nothing even close in height. It's quite dramatic.

For a different perspective, I thought I'd add a couple more photos of Mt Rainier taken as our plane flew over it on our way back to Phoenix. With the reduced snow cap, I noticed a circular formation which I think is the volcanic crater.



.

[Andrew Breecher]

Andrew. How long ago were your pics taken? I find it startling how much the "permanent" snow pack & glaciers have receded, as your pics well illustrate.

My photo is from about this time last year.

When I climbed Rainier, it was in the early summer, and there was snowfield all the way to Camp Muir from Paradise. Usually by the end of the summer there's no snow at all, all the way up to the glaciers at Camp Muir.

I was impressed & a bit surprised by how much Mt Rainier stands out from its surroundings. There's other mountains nearby, but nothing even close in height. It's quite dramatic.

Each of the volcanic mountains in Oregon and Washington are similar: Mt. Shasta, Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, Glacier Peak, Mt. Baker (I know I left out a few). On my hike last year I walked past (and/or partially over) Shasta, Hood, Adams, Rainier, and Glacier, and it was amazing to see each of them from completely three sides (front, side, back). They were all quite stunning, but I have to say that Glacier Peak, which I walked around through the Glacier Peak Wilderness which has no bridges, and the trail is no longer maintained, was my favourite, simply because of the ruggedness of the land I crossed to see it:


Andrew.