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emilybeemartin · 7 months

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Inktober Days 10-12

Day 10: "Fortune"

On the farthest-flung spit of the Florida Keys are a handful of islands bearing the second-oldest surviving European name in the US, recorded by Ponce de León for the abundance of sea turtles and the lack of fresh water (Florida’s name is considered the oldest). Shallow straits create a ship trap that has claimed hundreds of vessels from the age of sail, including loaded Spanish treasure galleons. Old lighthouses stand as memories to the effort to guide ships through lucrative but risky channels. Rising from Garden Key is a hexagonal fortress—Fort Jefferson, the largest all-brick fort in the US, which housed Union prisoners during the Civil War. Under the turquoise water are some of the most intact coral reefs in the continental US. The water teems with sea life, and in addition to several year-round seabird species, the islands serve as stopovers for migrating birds. It’s a treasure trove lousy with natural and historical abundance. A vast fortune of biodiversity and human history.

This message is not brought to you by Visit Dry Tortugas LLC—it’s brought to you by a too-romantic ranger who’s a sucker for lonely maritime outposts and would desperately like to visit this unusual little member of the National Park Service.

Day 11: "Wander"

Some parks more than others seem to invite visitors to wander. It’s the twists of a path, dipping in and out of the rises in a landscape. It’s the light filtering through dark forests, promising something new beyond the branches. It’s the shoulders of a massive mountain standing like a beacon, or its invisible summit covered in clouds. Mount Rainier, like so many other protected places, seems to beckon—come. Explore. Take it in.

But stay on the path—alpine habitats are fragile.

Day 12: "Spicy"

Olympic was the first park I fell in love with, and it was a twenty-year long-distance relationship. A National Geographic article I read in high school painted a picture of verdant rainforests dripping with moss, wild windy coastlines, and high snowy peaks. I desperately wanted to see these places myself, stand under the towering cedars and breathe in their spicy scent. My desire to visit was so strong that the summers I worked in Glacier and Yellowstone, I would constantly plot the drive west, hoping the travel time would somehow get shorter. It was eleven hours. I could do that in a long weekend, couldn’t I? Take one of my precious few days off and just blitz to the coast?

The plans never worked out, which is probably for the best. Instead, after two years of Covid-cancelled plans, my husband and I decided to make the trip together from the east coast. It was infinitely better than a snatched day and a half all alone. For a week, we explored the glaciated mountains, rocky beaches, and primordial rainforests. After two-thirds of my life spent pining after this park, it was everything I’d dreamed it would be and more.

#31 days of national parks #inktober #dry tortugas #mount rainier #olympic #inktober 2023

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pcttrailsidereader · 10 months

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Beauty and the Logging Beast

I typically sing the praises of the PCT as it travels through Washington state. Washington was my first encounter with the trail and like many first loves it has remained one of my favorites. Others may understandably sing the praises of the Sierra however the North Cascades offer stunning beauty that can and often does get overlooked. This is complicated by logging practices that tend to interrupt the overall beauty found along Section I.

Section I is the section between White and Snoqualmie Passes. The stunning beauty encountered in the Goat Rocks Wilderness continues heading north bound. Rambling through well-protected sub-alpine wilderness keeps one's heart beating with exertion and the surrounding beauty. Unfortunately a few days and miles later it descends into heavily-logged, privately-owned land. An honest description of this stretch offers a dramatic illustration of the effects of public land protection and private industry on the Washington's landscape. Here there is a reminder of Washington's historic logging past and challenging future further complicated by the threat of fire.

Beginning in the lush hills and meadows of the William O. Douglas Wilderness, Section I climbs and dips at a relatively moderate pace. Following the crest from White Pass, the trail passes through sub-alpine meadows and past many lakes and streams. Mount Rainier is ever present here and there are points where the trail passes within twelve miles of the peak.

Reaching near the halfway point, the trail dips below the sub-alpine zone, entering a varied landscape of meadows, forests and the occasional ridge-top. Approximately forty miles from Snoqualmie Pass, the trail changes personality from engaging to potentially off putting. Here the trail enters land shared by private companies and the Forest Service. This is where for nearly half these miles the trail leads through clear-cuts and exposed hillsides. There, depending on the weather, hikers can encounter the full wrath of the elements in the logged areas and also enjoy the pockets of protected lands. All is not lost. Along the way there is a mile-long swatch of old growth forests, and beautiful mountain lakes and meadows.

From Chinook Pass, the trail feels easy. Before long Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass greets you. Closer to the pass, it is not unusual to to encounter more and more day hikers, and overnight campers particularly if you arrive on a sunny summer weekend.

#north cascades #Snoqualmie Pass #Mount Rainier #William O. Douglas Wilderness #Clear cut logging

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pacificnorthwestquest · 7 months

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Mount Rainier, Park 3!

The hike back down our trail was foggy and as beautiful as the way up! We saw several deer and lots of grouse who took up plenty of trail for the their small size! We also hiked to both Myrtle and Narada Falls to take in more of the glacier river that also make up the park. Fun fact- the milky blue gray color comes from "glacier flour", the term for the finer than sand sediment that travels along when the ice melts.

On our way down Paradise Valley Road we stopped at several scenic overlooks. One in particular showed Nisqually Glacier and where it had reached historically. As early as the 1890’s the glacier was noted to be receding and between 1896-2015 it lost over 20 square miles. This glacier is one of 29 in Mt Rainier and all have receded due to a warming climate.

As we weaved our way down mountain roads we reached the historic Longmire area of the park. When Mount Rainier was established as a national park in 1899 the town became its headquarters. The museum was built in 1916 as a main office and today houses exhibits on the geology and wildlife of the park. What is now the Longmire wilderness info building was another main admin building and is from 1930. We also checked out the National Park Inn, general store and transportation station exhibit. Finally we rode over Nisqually Suspension Bridge and wrapped a wonderful, if rainy, day!

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shamandrummer · 2 years

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Words Are Monuments

A national reckoning with American history and racial injustice has been playing out on the terrain of monuments, museums, school curricula, and increasingly -- maps. While the Department of the Interior plans to rename 660 place-names with the derogatory term "sq**w," a new study published in the journal People and Nature shows that misogynist and racist slurs are the tip of the iceberg. Violence in place-names can take many forms, including the erasure of Indigenous knowledge and languages.

Titled "Words Are Monuments," the study reveals a system-scale pattern of place-names that perpetuate settler colonial mythologies, including white supremacy. Through a quantitative analysis of 2,200 place-names in 16 National Parks, researchers identified:

• 10 racial slurs

• 52 places named for settlers who committed acts of violence against Indigenous peoples. For example, Mt. Doane, in Yellowstone, and Harney River, in the Everglades, commemorate individuals who led massacres of Indigenous peoples, including women and children.

• 107 natural features that retained traditional Indigenous names, compared with 205 names given by settlers that replaced traditional names found on record.

While the Department of the Interior has established a task force to address derogatory place-names, the agency has faced some criticism for what Washington State officials and area tribes are calling a rushed process, with proposed replacement names that are largely colonial.

Calls to re-Indigenize place-names in national parks and monuments have been gathering steam, from the Blackfeet Nation's recent petition to return traditional names to mountains in Glacier National Park, to the Puyallup Tribe's campaign to rename Mount Rainier to Təqʷuʔməʔ, or Mount Tahoma.

A new website and national campaign inspired by these efforts and the place-names study launches today at WordsAreMonuments.org. Created by the pop-up social justice museum The Natural History Museum, the site features an interactive map with stories from problematic place-names cited in the study; a step-by-step guide from the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers on how to officially change place-names; video interviews with cultural geographers and Tribal leaders; and ways to take action to support renaming campaigns.

The Natural History Museum will also host a free series of online events featuring Indigenous leaders, artists, activists and scholars that explores:

• Why place names matter and how the movement to 'undo the colonial map' relates to other movements that reckon with American history -- to topple Confederate and colonial monuments, decolonize museums, and overhaul school curricula;

• The relationship between language and ideology, and the power of place names in encoding a way of seeing, understanding, and relating to the land;

• How campaigns to re-Indigenize place names on federal lands are not just about making public lands more inclusive, but are stepping stones on the path to Indigenous co-governance and land rematriation;

• The global reckoning with colonial and imperialist history, including successful and ongoing efforts to replace colonial place-names in New Zealand, India, Palestine, South Africa, and beyond.

#national monuments #racial injustice #re-indigenize #misogyny #racism #indigenous rights #decolonization

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edupunkn00b · 2 years

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Jam? - Ch. 9: Impress Your Creators

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A crowd teemed across the University Quad as Logan watched from the roof of the old astronomy building. The perpetual mix of ash and water vapor in the lower atmosphere had rendered even the most powerful of their telescopes unusable at this elevation. So, thirty years ago, the University built a new observatory on Mount Rainier, rising temperatures having finally melted the last of the great glaciers at its peak. The old astronomy building was now a storage facility for decommissioned artifices awaiting reprogramming.

The Quad was wall-to-wall flesh and synthskin, crowded with the thousands gathered for the grand re-opening of the RUR Robotics Institute Plaza. Logan still couldn’t believe University administrators were moving forward with the event.

“Captain, you cannot be serious!” Logan had interrupted the joint Catcher/SPD briefing before the festivities. In a misguided attempt to appear unconcerned with the growth of on-campus android rights sympathizers, The University had requested a minimal police force, all undercover, and they’d explicitly prohibited catchers from attending.

“Their own permit request acknowledged they’ll exceed safe capacity limits and after The Reckoning’s announcement of a planned action today, it’s as though we’ve sent them a personal invitation to attack civilians.” He looked around the room, scoffing at the blank stares that met his gaze. “If something were to happen, we wouldn’t even be equipped for a safe evacuation of the Quad.”

“Sit your ass down, Sanders. This is a briefing, not a debate. You—”

“But Sir,” Logan turned the honorific into a slur and the captain’s skin reddened above his overly-tight collar. “We are discussing public safety. What does it matter if the University chooses to—”

The captain pointed to the door, his voice a barely controlled growl. “In my office. Now.”

“Dammit, Sanders!” After following Logan to the dusty Captain’s office, his boss slammed the flimsy door behind him and poked a stubby, caffeine-stained finger at his chest, stopping just short of actually touching him. “It’s real simple. We keep the tin cans from causing mayhem. You find them if any slip through the cracks. I don’t tell you how to do your job, so you stay the fuck out of my business and don’t come storming in here to tell me how to do mine? Got it?”

Logan silently glared at the hand an inch from his chest until the captain lowered it, then straightened his visor before meeting the larger man’s eyes. “Perhaps if you were better at your job, I would not need to be as skilled at mine.” Then he’d left without closing the door behind him.

After the joint attack last month at Pike Place and the Quad, Logan was on high alert, even if the Seattle PD refused to acknowledge the risk. He scanned the crowd with his visor. There was a blend of humans and artifices in the crowd, which gave him some hope that The Reckoning might refrain from violent action today. Historically, they’ve seemed to avoid explosives and other munitions in populated areas, particularly when other artifices were in attendance. If they were lucky, the bots would stick to some sort of non-violent demonstration for the cameras.

And if the bots weren’t lucky, they’d start something that Logan would have to finish.

About two hours into the speeches, the eastern edge of the gathering grew restless. There was a rolling murmur of activity, and attendees began to move and push at the rest of the crowd. A twenty-foot long banner painted in blood red iridescent paint was unfurled over that section, proclaiming loudly, ‘Break the Silence - Putamus Ergo Sumus.’ We Think Therefore We Are. Logan’s memory flashed back to Duke’s and its confounding Model C bartender with the smirk, but he shoved the distraction aside and refocused on the crowd.

For a moment, it looked like there might be a rush toward the exits, but after a moment, the crowd seemed to settle, passing around green and blue bits of cloth. It was difficult to see clearly from his vantage point, but it appeared the protestors were distributing leaflets and mask covers. And that people in the crowd were putting them on over their respirators in solidarity.

Logan’s scanner told him there was now a mixture of artifices and humans donned in The Reckoning’s signature green shirts, hats, and masks, all emblazoned with their signature indigo blue fist. His heart rate went up and he breathed deeply to try to calm the icy brush of panic in his gut. If their plan included a physical action, this would make it difficult for those without scanners to only target the artifices in the movement. It felt designed to ensure human casualties.

There was a loud cry from the other end of the Quad and the crowd began to push back the other way, toward The Reckoning. Several dozen men and women in non-descript black hoodies and synth armor trousers began to kettle the crowd, cordoning off the west side of the gathering and pushing the bodies closer together toward the east. Whenever they encountered someone in the Reckoning’s green and blue colors, they collared them, artifice or not, and shoved them through the boundary of the invisible fence. One of them turned, facing the Astronomy building and Logan spotted the golden glint of a badge.

Cops.

“Dispatch, what the fuck is going on at the Quad?” he barked into his comm as he ran toward the roof’s exit. Maybe if he got down there, he could talk some sense into them, find the captain, anything. “The officers on the University Quad are arresting humans.”

The chirpy little tones of the Internal Affairs vocaloid cooed in Logan’s ear. “The Seattle Police Department works to foster and promote Public trust, Courtesy, and Respect while our officers support and adhere to the principles of sacred life. Artifice husbandry is a top priority for the Department. All SPD personnel understand that this is a shared responsibility and is critical in—“ With another hissed curse, Logan ended the call. If the SPD had already turned on the Public Relations recording, they knew god damned well what was going on down here.

Logan locked and holstered his gun, then ran the rest of the way downstairs and burst through the flimsy lock on the main door. In the two hundred and fifteen seconds it took to get from the roof of the observatory to the ground floor, the Quad had erupted into chaos. The sound system had been cut and several of the University organizers stood on the stage, shouting instructions to the crowd and waving their arms in conflicting directions. Without functioning microphones, their words were swallowed up by the frightened cries and angry shouts of the crowd. Human attendees and their companion or domestic bots ran from the center of the event, finding their own ways out. Sometimes the artifices shielded their human owners, but other times, Logan saw through his scanner, it was the other way around. The eastern edge was consumed with a chanting—and growing—contingent of Reckoning-clad artifices while the plain clothes cops encroached from the west.

An overly loud announcement stuttered from a police drone as it flew over the crowd. Logan could only make out two words: ‘Final warning.’

Faster than he could process, there was a wave of screams from the crowd and his scanner was knocked from his face when a fleeing family plowed into him, one partner ushering the other ahead. Without his scanner, Logan couldn’t tell which was the artifice and which was the human.

Suddenly Logan’s head filled with static and he fell to his knees. A concussion bomb? His bones vibrated under his skin, the weak light from the setting sun burned his eyes, and every sound made him want to rip his ears off just so he wouldn’t have to hear it anymore. He tried to cover them, but his hands and his skin sang with pain. Logan struggled to his feet and managed to pick up his visor, the plastene and synth steel frame damaged and jagged, cutting into his fingers. He shoved the device into his jacket, brushing his injured hand against what must be cracked ribs.

Logan felt himself slipping into shock. He didn’t think he’d fallen hard enough to have broken bones, but there was no other logical explanation for the severity of his pain. He looked out at the rapid dispersing crowd. The cops were now spraying a noxious orange gas that, even in the small amounts that seeped through a dent in his respirator, burned Logan’s lungs and eyes. He reached out to help someone who’d tripped as they ran and he cried out at the unexpected pain from his injured hands. They shouted a piercing thanks and Logan flinched back. It must have been an artifice with a damaged vocal control system, screaming instead of talking.

The crowd was now nearly completely dispersed and Logan stood still for a moment, buffeting by the light and sound. Usually the affects of concussion bombs lasted only a few minutes, but the fucking cops must be brewing up new semi-legal anti-riot tools. He wasn’t going to do anyone any good injured like this.

Shaking, Logan stumbled away and let his feet guide him home.

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ce-sac-contient · 2 years

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Banksy - *Subject to availability for a limited period only, 2009/10

Oil on canvas, in artist's frame (159.5 x 220 cm)

The “limited period only” refers to the fact that Mount Rainier’s glaciers are melting at six times the historic rate. Researchers are flocking to Mount Rainier to study the effects of climate change that they predict will destroy habitat for plant and animal species up and down the mountain. www.highsnobiety.com

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#Banksy #global heating #oliver koletzki #monolink #nico stojan

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rainiervolunteersnps · 2 years

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It is an honor, every year, to walk in the Seattle Pride Parade, spreading the message that "Parks are for Everyone!" We've been sidelined for two years due to the Pandemic, but this year's event was colorful, chaotic, and joyful, with huge crowds both marching in the parade and watching from the sidewalks on a hot, sunny day. Mount Rainier National Park's contingent was joined by rangers and volunteers from Olympic National Park, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park - Seattle, WA, the NPS Seattle Support Office, and Olympic National Forest. We handed out #RangerPride stickers to hundreds of people and were cheered enthusiastically all along the route. See for yourself! Photos are at https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzW5J5.

Next up is the Eatonville 4th of July Parade! As always, volunteers are welcome to join us in representing Mount Rainier National Park in this gateway community. If you'd like to walk with us at noon on July 4th, please RSVP to [email protected] for details.

#Seattle Pride #PrideFest #Mount Rainier National Park #volunteer #Ranger Pride #Olympic National Park #Klondike Gold Rush #Olympic National Forest #US Forest Service

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chris-mga2022mi6011 · 2 months

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[RR-042] Research done for character's backstory and world building

After analysing what research I need to look into, I looked into some important research relating to the backstory of the character and the world situation.

I looked at the subjects that links to volcanoes and volcanologists:

'Scientists of many disciplines study volcanoes. Physical volcanologists study the processes and deposits of volcanic eruptions. Geophysicists study seismology (the study of earthquakes - very useful in volcano monitoring), gravity, magnetics, and other geophysical measurements.'

https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/cascades-volcano-observatory/information-about-volcanologists#:~:text=Scientists%20of%20many%20disciplines%20study,magnetics%2C%20and%20other%20geophysical%20measurements.

I was curious to know if volcanoes are still a threat even if they don't erupt?:

"Definitely. Many stratovolcanoes have a plumbing system of hot acid water that progressively breaks down hard rock to soft, clay-rich material. The volcano is gradually weakened, and large parts may suddenly fail. Resulting water-rich landslides are especially dangerous because they can occur without any volcanic or seismic warning.

The risk of mudflows [lahars] formed this way is especially high along rivers downstream from Mount Rainier, because of the large population on floodplains, the huge weakened edifice of the volcano, and a long history of large flows that occurred when the volcano was otherwise dormant."

What is it called when a volcano doesn't erupt?

Dormant → Dormant volcanoes are volcanoes that have not erupted in a long time but are expected to erupt again in the future. Examples of dormant volcanoes are Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa and Mount Fuji in Japan. IMAGE. Extinct → Extinct volcanoes are those which have not erupted in human history.

I searched for 'stratovolcanoes volcanoes in china':

Tianchi Volcano is the most dangerous and active stratovolcano in China. Tianchi has a Holocene record of high intensity explosive eruptions. Historical records of the Li Dynasty, Korea (the Lichaoshilu series of books) and other documents show that Tianchi Volcano erupted in 1668, 1702 and 1903 ad (Cui et al., 1995).

'What are 3 characteristics of stratovolcanoes?'

Stratovolcano. Stratovolcanoes have relatively steep sides and are more cone-shaped than shield volcanoes. They are formed from viscous, sticky lava that does not flow easily. The lava therefore builds up around the vent forming a volcano with steep sides.

l was more interested to look at volcanoes in China, so I found this volcano names Changbaishan:

How to activate a volcano?:

'Typically, for an eruption to occur, enough magma must accumulate in the chamber under the volcano. Then something needs to trigger the eruption. That could be an injection of new magma into the chamber, a buildup of gases within the volcano, or a landslide that removes material from the top of a volcano.'

How are volcanoes useful to earth?:

'Volcanic materials ultimately break down and weather to form some of the most fertile soils on Earth, cultivation of which has produced abundant food and fostered civilizations. The internal heat associated with young volcanic systems has been harnessed to produce geothermal energy.'

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-are-some-benefits-volcanic-eruptions#:~:text=Volcanic%20materials%20ultimately%20break%20down,harnessed%20to%20produce%20geothermal%20energy.

How are volcanoes useful to humans?:

'Volcanic deposits are enriched in elements such as magnesium and potassium. When volcanic rock and ash weathers, these elements are released, producing extremely fertile soils. Thin layers of ash can act as natural fertilisers, producing increased harvests in years following an eruption.'

I was also curios the read briefly about the incident that took place in Pompeii:

But in the summer of A.D. 79, the nearby Mount Vesuvius volcano erupted. It spewed smoke and toxic gas 20 miles into the air, which soon spread to the town. Almost overnight, Pompeii—and many of its 10,000 residents—vanished under a blanket of ash.

what gas does volcanoes release?:

'Ninety-nine percent of the gas molecules emitted during a volcanic eruption are water vapor (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2). The remaining one percent is comprised of small amounts of hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen fluoride, and other minor gas species.'

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-gases-are-emitted-kilauea-and-other-active-volcanoes#:~:text=Ninety%2Dnine%20percent%20of%20the,and%20other%20minor%20gas%20species.

Local towns in California, home town location for the character:

For the native place for the character, I chose a small town called Avalon in Catalina Island situated in California.

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mountrainiernps · 2 months

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NPS Photo of Mount Rainier with a portion of Mowich Lake Road viewed from Tolmie Peak in 1961 (Eunice Lake is in the foreground with Mowich Lake in the distance).

Mowich Lake Road, like other park roads, was initially planned as part of an “around-the-mountain” road system. Mowich Lake Road starts in the northwest corner of the park and was intended to connect to Westside Road, which starts from the southwest corner. The two roads were never completed due to budget constraints and the rugged topography of the mountain. Constructed from 1929-1934, Mowich Lake Road remains a six-mile long spur road (reached via SR165) and is a discontiguous portion of the Mount Rainier National Historic District. Original features along the road include one stone retaining wall and 39 rustic culverts with mortared stone headwalls.

Mount Rainier National Park Archives Photo of the Mowich Entrance Dedication in 1933.

Mowich Lake Road was dedicated in 1933 at the Mowich Lake Entrance (now at Paul Peak Trailhead). At the dedication, a log memorial was constructed in honor of Dr. William Fraser Tolmie who visited Mount Rainier a hundred years earlier in 1833 on a botanizing trip. The log memorial was intended to be incorporated into an entrance arch. The arch was never completed and the memorial no longer exists. Footage of the Mowich Lake Road dedication event can be viewed at: https://go.nps.gov/MMem-MowichDedication

NPS Photo of the current Mowich Lake Road Entrance at Paul Peak Trailhead, 8/17/23.

While dedicated in 1933, delays due to construction and then WWII limited access and Mowich Lake Road did not open to vehicle traffic until July 1955. Have you traveled the historic Mowich Lake Road?

#Historic Mount Rainier #mount rainier national park #Mowich Lake #Mowich Lake Road #Paul Peak #Paul Peak Trailhead #historic road #national historic landmark district #history

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etrey · 4 months

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mtrainiernati6 · 5 months

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Exploring the Charm of Mt. Rainier Lodges and Cabins for an Enchanting Getaway

Nestled in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Rainier stands tall as an iconic symbol of natural beauty and adventure. For those seeking a retreat into the serenity of the mountains, Mt. Rainier lodges and cabins offer a perfect blend of comfort and proximity to the stunning landscapes that surround this majestic peak.

Paradise Inn: A Historic Haven One of the most renowned lodges at Mount Rainier is the historic Paradise Inn. Situated in the Paradise area of the park, this rustic yet elegant lodge provides an immersive experience into the charm of the early 20th century. With its towering windows offering panoramic views of the mountain and surrounding meadows, Paradise Inn is a haven for those looking to connect with nature without sacrificing comfort.

National Park Inn: Tranquility at Longmire Located in the Longmire area, the National Park Inn is another gem that captures the essence of Mt. Rainier's beauty. Surrounded by old-growth forest, this cozy lodge provides a peaceful escape with its comfortable rooms and welcoming atmosphere. Visitors can explore nearby trails, participate in ranger-led programs, or simply relax on the porch, taking in the sights and sounds of the wilderness.

Mt. Rainier Cabins: Intimate Wilderness Retreats For those seeking a more private escape, Mt. Rainier cabins offer a perfect solution. Nestled in the forested areas surrounding the park, these cabins provide a cozy and intimate setting for couples, families, or small groups. With amenities ranging from hot tubs to fully-equipped kitchens, these cabins offer a home-away-from-home experience, allowing guests to create lasting memories in the midst of nature.

Sunrise Lodge: A High-Elevation Adventure For those who crave a high-altitude experience, Sunrise Lodge is the highest point in the park that can be reached by vehicle. Offering stunning vistas of the sunrise over the mountain, this lodge provides a unique perspective of Mt. Rainier. Sunrise Lodge is the starting point for various hiking trails, making it an ideal choice for avid hikers and those seeking an active exploration of the park.

Activities and Adventures: Beyond the Accommodations Mt. Rainier lodges and cabins not only serve as a comfortable base for exploration but also provide access to a myriad of activities. From guided ranger programs to hiking, wildlife viewing, and snowshoeing in the winter, visitors can tailor their experience to match their interests and the season.

A stay in Mt. Rainier lodges and cabins is not just a vacation; it's an immersive journey into the heart of one of the most stunning natural landscapes in the United States. Whether you choose the historic charm of Paradise Inn, the tranquility of National Park Inn, or the intimacy of a secluded cabin, your Mt. Rainier getaway promises to be a memorable and enchanting experience, where the beauty of the mountain becomes a part of your personal story.

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A last look at a series

The trilogy is now ten days old. The Duties and Dreams ebook came out November 9, the paperback yesterday. Even the Second Chance boxed set is in circulation. Yet the series, my fifth overall, is still fresh in my mind. It probably will be for weeks to come.

When you write a historical fiction series as detailed and exhaustive as Second Chance, you leave a little bit of yourself behind. I know I did. I am still getting used to a daily schedule that does not involve seven to eight hours of researching, writing, and editing. I plan to enjoy the hiatus between this project and the next. In the meantime, I intend to reflect a bit on my shortest — but arguably most important — series, one that will serve as a template for the next one.

The first thing you need to know about Second Chance is that it is a nod to Baby Boomers, the pampered, free-spirited, often-maligned mob I joined in 1961. If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you will immediately recognize the backgrounds of my protagonists, from their Leave it to Beaver beginnings to their personal and professional struggles in the 1960s, 1970s, and beyond. You will understand why the Carpenters did what they did when they wandered through 1906, 1912, and finally 1918.

I choose to write about old souls because I can relate to them. Like Bill, Paul, and Annie, I could relate to coming of age and growing old(er) in a world that was much different than today's. I could relate to at least some of their experiences, setbacks, and triumphs.

Annie was, by far, my favorite character — for many reasons. She brought energy and passion to the series and probably best personified its growth. She grew in ways her more set-in-their-ways older brothers could not or would not. She represented the best of her family and her generation. She acquitted herself well.

Cassie Lee, Charles Rusk, and Emilie Perot were my favorite secondary characters. All brought something to a trilogy that was as varied as the settings. Each helped the Carpenters grow.

If there was one thing I enjoyed most about producing this series, it was researching the events that shaped it. Though I knew a lot about the Titanic, I knew little about the San Francisco earthquake, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the Mexican Revolution, and even World War I. I knew even less about Baja California, Brooklyn, and Alsace, a storied French region I want to visit someday.

I also enjoyed returning to my native Northwest — Portland, Tacoma, and Mount Rainier make appearances in two books — and bringing children back into my work. From the students of Oakland Prep and Gotham Prep to Mabel Moss to Chloe the flower girl to the offspring of Bill and Annie, kids put their stamp on mostly grown-up stories. Bea and Millie Carpenter and Patrick and Henry Lee brought both comic relief and perspective to the Second Chance trilogy.

I put a stamp on the series, as well. As some readers know, I often use meaningful dates, places, and devices in my stories. I have used August 2, my wedding anniversary, more times than I can count. I occasionally use birthdays too — and, in the case of my latest release, I used the birthday. When I had the opportunity to end both Duties and Dreams and the Second Chance series on December 30, 1961, by moving up the last chapter by one day, I took it. When you are a writer of fiction, you can do those things.

I did not intend to tie the book's title to its dedication, but it happened anyway. Shortly after titling Duties and Dreams, I noticed that the book's initials (DAD) lined up nicely with the subject of its dedication page. Even before writing a word, I had decided to dedicate the novel to James Heldt, my father, who is still going at age 92.

As coincidences go, that was hard to beat. It was a fitting touch to a series I will no doubt think about for a long time.

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