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When the skies are clear, Mt Rainier looms high over Seattle, creating
an amazing backdrop to the Emerald City. Still a live volcano, the
14,411ft peak is the shining centerpiece of this national park (
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offers a rare inland temperate rainforest, hikes through alpine wildflower mead-
ows and the famous 93-mile Wonderland Trail. If you're fit and adventurous
enough, attempt to climb the peak itself; just be ready to traverse some of the
largest glaciers outside Alaska.
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