Several of Mount Rainier’s glaciers are already gone, experts say, and others aren’t far behind. The News Tribune asked what ...

Reporter Constanza Montemayor reports from Nisqually Vista Trail on the risks facing Mount Rainier National Park's glaciers. Scientists estimate that three more glaciers could vanish in the next 20 ...

The Nisqually Glacier and the start of the Nisqually River are visible from a viewpoint along the Nisqually Vista Trail on Friday, June 6, 2025, at Mount Rainier National Park.

Nisqually State Park will temporarily close Jan. 27 so that construction on various aspects of the park can proceed. ... several new operational facilities and a 13-mile trail system.

Nisqually State Park will temporarily close Jan. 27 so that construction on various aspects of the park can proceed. ... several new operational facilities and a 13-mile trail system.

Golden Gate TrailParadise, Mount Rainier Difficulty: Moderate; 3 miles, approx. 1,000-foot elevation gain Location: About two and a half hours southeast of Seattle at Paradise on Mount Rainier.

The trail is two miles (one way), and the first mile is a wooden boardwalk or compact gravel. It travels along a wetland, then a boardwalk leads you out over the estuary, where the Nisqually River ...

The Nisqually Tribe worked with Washington State Parks to create Nisqually State Park above the Ohop Valley near Eatonville. ... several new operational facilities and a 13-mile trail system.

Near a crackling bonfire, the Nisqually tribe shared their culture and renewed their sacred pact with the salmon. Religion. Under a 'grandma moon,' Native Americans honor their sacred pact with ...