The Mountain is out. That cloud is a dirty liar.

#IsTheMountainOut #Tahoma #MountRainier

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#Tahoma ! !

Got out for some splitboarding last Saturday en route to Steamboat Prow. Didnt quite make it to our destination but found some amazing views along the way! Heres a few turns on the way down before reaching camp. Mountain joys were found up here!

#splitboardSaturday should be a thing. #splitboardingistheanswer #splitmore #mountains #mountainscape #splitboarding #mtrainier #tahoma

Behold the ah and wonder of the mighty glacier!

#thickicetuesday #glacier #tahoma #mtrainier #emmonsglacier

One of my fav photos I’ve ever taken. Enjoy!

📸 by me
License: CC BY-NC-SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en

#mtrainier #tahoma #pnw #wallpaperwednesday #photography

Any great mountain adventures should start with a waterfall along the trail. The more waterfalls, the better the adventure! The beauty seen, the cool
breeze felt, rewards the soul hiker beginning to end. 

My friend and I set out on the Van Trump trail, named after Philemon Beecher Van Trump; best  known as the first person with a documented ascent of Mt Rainier along with Hazard Stevens back in 1870. The creek, trail and glacier are all named after P.B. V.T., even the falls below Christine are named after his daughter. Discussing plans for this trip we renamed the route VT trail as just hearing the word trump is a negative reminder of a different heartless man. Though the two people are completely unrelated. As a national park supporter & guide, I have witnessed how much the budget cuts have deeply impacted the park negatively. Still a worthy trail to pursue for the mountains beauty felt through out.

There are 3 named waterfalls in this approach, Christine Falls, Bloucher Falls and Comet Falls. Comet Falls certainly is the biggest and one of the grandest falls Ive seen within the Mt Rainier National Park boundary. There are hundreds of trails I have yet to do but feel this trail is one of the most scenic approaches up the mountain Ive found so far...

#MountainMonday #mountains #waterfalls #hiking #splitboarding #tahoma #MtRainer #mtrainiernationalpark

Found some new views of Tahoma to share! This side of Mt Rainier National Park is rarely visited, we saw old tracks but had the mountain to ourselves on Saturday. Looking up from 7000ft/2134m this view is only half way to the top summit around 14,410ft/4392m. We were glad to be 100% done on our 50% summit. More stories ahead...

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