Comparing the view: Mount Rainier National Park on June 10 and today (Paradise). Learn more at https://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm and about “subalpine species adapted to withstand the burden of deep snow” at https://npshistory.com/nature_notes/mora/vol4/vol4-15c.htm and https://npshistory.com/publications/mora/forests-1922.pdf and https://www.usgs.gov/geology-and-ecology-of-national-parks/mount-rainier-ecology#:~:text=The%20Subalpine%20Zone,meadows%20and%20clumped%20tree%20communities. and #mountrainier #interpretation #nps #nationalparks #publiclands #photography #landscapephotography #spring Image credit National Park Service #snow #wawx #trees #mountain #snowload #history #subalpine #research