Year-round beauty: Mount Rainier National Park

Visible throughout much of Washington State, Mount Rainier is an iconic, almost regal volcano. The contiguous USA's fifth-highest peak stands at 14,410 feet and is surrounded by sub-alpine meadows thick with wildflowers and 35 square miles of glaciers and snowfields. About 2 million visitors enter the national park annually to hike, camp and soak up the ethereal beauty of Mount Rainier, located about 80 miles from Seattle.  Go there...