All three mountains were out during my morning commute today.

Found myself a new creative area to explore, calling it Tahoma Time, finding the views in front of these shots. Here is a few time lapses I shot over the weekend from Naches Peak, just above Chinook Pass in Washington state viewing the East side of Mt Rainier or as some say Tahoma. A name change has been in some recent conversations, since its becoming more widely known that Peter Rainier, who the mountain is currently named after never set foot in the West Coast. And to make matters more complicated, the only time he set foot in the US was to fight in the American Revolutionary War against the Americans. Tahoma or sometimes Tacoma & other variations of those pronunciations were how many local Indigenous peoples referred to it meaning "snow covered mountain".

The East side holds the largest surface area, about 4.3 sq mi / 11 km2, of any glacier in the contiguous United States. Winds on the summit that day were estimated to be around 60mph/100kmh which created this opportunity to witness swirling clouds above the peak. Where I was perched was mostly calm & warm until later that evening when wetter weather quickly blew in. While taking in the scene I noticed how much hiking opportunity there is along the ridges. Will have much more to explore this summer!

45 years ago today Lawetlat'la (Mt. St. Helens) erupted. This is probably my most recent photo (2022) of this local volcano from near Panorama Point on another volcano Tahoma (Mt. Rainier).

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Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, USA by Kyle Kotajarvi

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An amazing historic and scenic #railroad running near #MtRainier National Park had a huge setback for future expansion with a trestle burning to the ground. They’re still running their current line and rail cycle adventures but need help sorting out the mess and how they’ll move forward re: cleanup, planning, rebuilding and all the hoops and regulations therein. Please consider donating to help:

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Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, USA by Bryan Swan

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Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington, USA by David Irons Jr

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