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La Push / Mora
Severe currents, rocks and infamous weather doomed many sh...
Hoh River and Valley
Francis Hornby Barkley, Captain Barkley's wife, is believe...
Elwha River
For millennia, the Klallam people relied on fish nurtured ...
White River Wilderness Information Center
Mount Rainier National Park maintains active relations wit...
White River: “Pink Salmon”
Large spots and pronounced dorsal hump distinguish this sa...
Winthrop Glacier
The beauty and grandeur of "Tacoma" was noted frequently b...
La Tete
Hudson's Bay men had no doubt gone over the same ground, a...
Tolmie Peak Outlook
The Indians having been told that medicinal herbs were to ...
Nisqually Valley
In 1832, Sir William Hooker, the great English botanist, w...
Mowich Lake
Mowich Lake is set in a glacial basin surrounded by fragil...
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La Push / Mora
Severe currents, rocks and infamous weather doomed many ships along this wild coast. Shipwrecked mariners told of hardships endured on the rugged and desolate shoreline, and of dramatic rescues, some involving heroic assistance from local tribes. Memorials north of Rialto ...
Hoh River and Valley
Francis Hornby Barkley, Captain Barkley's wife, is believed to have been the first woman to visit this part of the Northwest coast and recorded the event in her diary. The event is significant since Charles Barkley is generally credited with ...
Elwha River
For millennia, the Klallam people relied on fish nurtured by the Elwha River watershed. That relationship was largely severed when the Elwha Dam was built, blocking fish runs five miles from the river mouth. In 1910-1913, Thomas Aldwell built a ...
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 ...
White River: “Pink Salmon”
Large spots and pronounced dorsal hump distinguish this salmon [Pink Salmon] from other species. Appear silvery with white belly when spawning. There is no reference to Pink Salmon having occurred in the park historically, but several recent observations of this ...
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 ...
La Tete
Hudson's Bay men had no doubt gone over the same ground, although no record of any such journeys is known. They may be inferred from the fact that Johnson employed two trapper guides, Pierre Charles and Peter Bercier. A detailed ...
Tolmie Peak Outlook
The Indians having been told that medicinal herbs were to be collected, sent five of their number to accompany Tolmie. Setting out for the Puyallup River (spelled Poyallipa by Tolmie) on the 29th, the party traveled up-stream for three or ...
Nisqually Valley
In 1832, Sir William Hooker, the great English botanist, was instrumental in securing a position for Tolmie with the Hudson's Bay Company. This company had, from time to time, a number of scientists in its employ, and in this way ...
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 ...
