125 Years of Our Mount Rainier

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Mount Rainier is celebrating 125 years as a national park. Many of the changes in the park are slow and hard to measure. The mountain itself is always changing; close up it is a marvel of shifting seasons, snow, water and ice. Yet on the horizon it mostly stays constant, acting as a grounding force in our region. How has the park changed over time for you? How has it stayed the same?

Thank you to the Tacoma Armory for helping us recreate the historic view of downtown Tacoma. The Armory was built not long after the photo was taken, at or very close to where the original photographer stood.

NPS Video. Available with audio description at https://go.nps.gov/MountRainier125Videos