Rainer is an active stratovolcano that erupted last time in 1854. Some told that if it erupts again, it could threaten Seattle and cause tsunamis in Puget Sound. The Native Americans called it Tahoma, or Tacoma – “mother of the waters.” The name Rainer was given by George Vancouver in honor of Admiral Peter Rainer….
Tag: national parks
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Okay, I never especially wanted to visit Redwoods National and State park. I realized that northern redwoods are bigger and older. But that never made me think about the trip there. I love the dramatical Northern coast though, and it magnet me for a long time. That was the reason why I added Fern Canyon…
Hetch Hetchy and Waterfalls
Should I start with the fact that the only time we were in Yosemite we didn’t complete any hike? And that it was actually the worst weekend trip ever? Or should I say that I tried to plan the return trip to it but was so afraid of the tourists’ crowds and every time booked…
Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks
I almost started to think that I will never find a time to write this post… In the middle of October, we drove into Kings Canyon National Park. We were in the Sequoia previously, but the weather stopped us halfway to the Kings Canyon Drive. I didn’t plan this trip very well; we had booked…
Zion National Park
I worried the most about that day. Zion is the most visited park in the region. They even had record number during Labor day. Oh, and you cannot drive through Zion Canyon Road by yourself during the season 🙁
Bryce Canyon National Park
The Bryce Canyon. From the first time I saw it, I knew I fell in love with this place. I remember when I saw the snowy photo on the Facebook page of my colleague. I stared at the monitor for five minutes in a row. I already experienced the strong feeling of nature inspired wow….
Capitol Reef National Park
So the third Utah National Park is less popular than other four. And it’s difficult to say for what reason. I cannot say that there was a lot of wow effect places. But I definitely found a lot of interesting.
Canyonlands and Dead Horse
What a strange name – Dead Horse! Yeah, I also thought about this all that day. But let me start from the beginning.