Mt. Rainier

One of the world's most massive volcanoes, Mt. Rainier is nearly 3 miles in height.  Mount Rainier may be the centerpiece of the national park, but is hardly the only attraction. You can stroll through seemingly endless fields of wildflowers, listen for cracking glacier debris and wander among trees nearly a thousand years old.

I entered at the Nisqually Entrance, drove to the flowered fields of Paradise, then on to Sunrise, the highest point accessible by car.