
Cloud Capped Rainier

by Tikvah's Hope
Title
Cloud Capped Rainier
Artist
Tikvah's Hope
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
End of Summer 2012 at Paradise in Mt.Rainier National Park,
Mount Rainier National Park is a United States National Park located in southeast Pierce County and northeast Lewis County in Washington state. It was established on March 2, 1899 as the fifth national park in the United States. Mount Rainier is the highest mountain in Washington and the Cascade Range. On clear days it dominates the southeastern horizon in most of the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area to such an extent that locals sometimes refer to it simply as "the Mountain. On days of exceptional clarity, it can also be seen from as far away as Portland, Oregon and Victoria, British Columbia.
The Carbon, Puyallup, Mowich, Nisqually, and Cowlitz Rivers begin at eponymous glaciers of Mount Rainier. The sources of the White River are Winthrop, Emmons, and Fryingpan Glaciers. The White, Carbon, and Mowich join the Puyallup River, which discharges into Commencement Bay at Tacoma; the Nisqually empties into Puget Sound east of Lacey; and the Cowlitz joins the Columbia River between Kelso and Longview.
Although "Rainier" had been considered the official name of the mountain, Theodore Winthrop, in his posthumously published 1862 travel book The Canoe and the Saddle, referred to the mountain as "Tacoma" and for a time, both names were used interchangeably, although "Mt. Tacoma" was preferred in the city of Tacoma.In 1890, the United States Board on Geographic Names declared that the mountain would be known as "Rainier". Following this in 1897, the Pacific Forest Reserve became the Mount Rainier Forest Reserve, and the national park was established three years later. Despite this, there was still a movement to change the mountain's name to "Tacoma" and Congress was still considering a resolution to change the name as late as 1924.
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August 27th, 2012
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Comments (22)

Jenny Rainbow
Such a fantastic natural beauty! Love this cap cloud over the mountain! Mt Rainier is famous with lenticular clouds...

Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Excellent depth of field with the interesting layers of elements Terrie and Roger! We voted! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave

MaryJane Armstrong
Wow! I love this image, Terrie! the composition, detail, colors are beautiful. f/v

Merle Ann Loman
I just love Mount Rainier and this is a beautiful photo of it. Love the wildflowers in the foreground! F/V
Tikvah's Hope replied:
Thank you very much, Merle. I love photographing this lovely Mountain we are blessed to have.