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Camp Muir
The public shelter and guide shelter at Camp Muir were bui...
White River Wilderness Information Center
Mount Rainier National Park maintains active relations wit...
Winthrop Glacier
The beauty and grandeur of "Tacoma" was noted frequently b...
Naches Pass
It was Wilkes' great desire to be the first man to ascend ...
Mowich Lake
Mowich Lake is set in a glacial basin surrounded by fragil...
Carbon Area
Carbon River, named for coal deposits found in the area, i...
Ohanapecosh Area
Located in the southeast corner of the park, Ohanapecosh, ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Elephanta Caves
The 'City of Caves', on an island in the Sea of Oman close...
Sidney Yates Building (Auditors Building Complex)
The structure now known as the Sydney Yates Building began...
Chaney Glacier
Glacier National Park’s namesake glaciers have receded rap...
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Camp Muir
The public shelter and guide shelter at Camp Muir were built between 1916 and 1921 by joint Mountaineers and park service effort. A leaf, a flower, a stone - the simple beauty of nature filled John Muir with joy. Muir ...
White River Wilderness Information Center
Mount Rainier National Park maintains active relations with six Indian tribes located in its vicinity: the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island, Muckleshoot, Yakama, and Cowlitz. All but the Cowlitz trace their modern tribal identity to one or more of three treaties ...
Winthrop Glacier
The beauty and grandeur of "Tacoma" was noted frequently by Winthrop on the way up the Puyallup River and across to the White River, where he met some of McClellan's men engaged in the survey of the road. On August ...
Naches Pass
It was Wilkes' great desire to be the first man to ascend "these mountains," in order "to get a view of their terminal craters." He says, "The absence of the 'Peacock', however, (note: the Peacock was destroyed at the mouth ...
Mowich Lake
Mowich Lake is set in a glacial basin surrounded by fragile wildflower meadows, and is the largest and deepest lake in Mount Rainier National Park. The road is unpaved after the first three miles and may be rough. It is ...
Carbon Area
Carbon River, named for coal deposits found in the area, is located in the park’s northwest corner. This part of Mount Rainier National Park receives consistently high amounts of rainfall so the climate and plant communities found here resemble that ...
Ohanapecosh Area
Located in the southeast corner of the park, Ohanapecosh, named for a Taidnapam (Upper Cowlitz) Indian habitation site along the river, is thought to mean “standing at the edge.” Situated among Douglas firs, western red cedars, and western hemlocks, visitors ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site- Elephanta Caves
The 'City of Caves', on an island in the Sea of Oman close to Bombay, contains a collection of rock art linked to the cult of Shiva. Here, Indian art has found one of its most perfect expressions, particularly the ...
Sidney Yates Building (Auditors Building Complex)
The structure now known as the Sydney Yates Building began its life as the Auditors Building Complex and was originally home to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Established in 1861, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing quickly outgrew its ...
Chaney Glacier
Glacier National Park’s namesake glaciers have receded rapidly since the park’s establishment in 1910. In 1997, the United States Geological Survey began the Repeat Photography Project with a systematic search for historic photographs of glaciers in the vast collection of ...
