![]() ![]() But be wary as there might be snow which can be dangerous. September-October: This a great time to avoid the crowds and see the bright fall colors.Please note that this is the most popular time to visit, which means more crowds. The wildflowers burst into action and paint the landscape with many extraordinary colors. July-August: Hiking Mt Rainier in July is the absolute best time to visit.Paradise is higher in elevation (5400ft), but it is the most popular section in the park. "The heat at the orifice was too great to bear for more than an instant, but the steam wet us, the smell of sulfur was nauseating, and the cold was so severe that our clothes, saturated with the steam, froze stiff when turned away from the heated jet." (Summary by Sue Anderson)įor further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording.įor more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit I show the average temperatures of the Paradise area in Mount Rainier National Park. They survived huddled around a volcanic steam vent in an ice cave. Thinking they could reach the summit and return on the same day, Stevens and Van Trump left behind coats and blankets, only to find themselves trapped overnight in bitter cold. No human being could ascend it or even attempt its ascent and survive." This prophecy almost proved true. Rainier) "was an enchanted mountain, inhabited by an evil spirit, who dwelt in a fiery lake on its summit. Hazard's account of the climb was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1876 and later reprinted with an introduction by Edmond S. Van Trump, aided by the Indian guide Sluiskin, made the first documented successful ascent of Mt. ![]() LibriVox recording of The First Successful Ascent of Mt. ![]()
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