Looking back at this impressive mountain from the top of the Pinnacle Peak trail.
As one begins their hike on Mt. Rainier's Skyline Trail the climb up the stairs contains a famous quote by naturalist John Muir: "... the most luxuriant and the most extravagantly beautiful of all the alpine gardens I ever beheld in all my mountain-top wanderings." - John Muir, conservationist, 1889. Those blessed to hike here when the wildflowers burst forth will understand and appreciate his wise words.
