Sunrise to Paradise: The Story of Mount Rainier National Park

by Ruth Kirk

Book Overview

Account of Mount Rainer's natural history and geologic features, as well as its history as a national park. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029597771X
• ISBN13: 9780295977713
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

A Beautiful Book.

This book shows the history of Mount Rainier National Park, from Sunset to Paradise. The photos are great and the paragraphs are informative and don't run on. The book also goes into the history of the 14,411 foot Stratovolcano, and how 5,600 years ago, the peak was at 16,500 feet, but a major eruption caused a massive collapse and created the peak we know, love and cherish today. The Sleeping Giant... The Mountain...Mount Rainier...

Appeals to both mind and eye.

Years ago I hiked at Mt. Rainier, took pictures in its flower meadows, and slid in its summer snow. I thought someday I'd climb its glaciers to the summit, 14, 410 feet. That never happened. But this book brings back all the old impressions and delights-and adds to them. Lots of photos (280!). Lot of information, most of it new to me. Richard P. Kratz, M.D. Clinical Professor, Ophthalmology Univ. California, Irvine