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  • Essay / Exploring Mount Rainier National Park - 2186

    ActivitiesMount Rainier National Park has tons of different activities you can do. The most important thing you can do there is hike. There are tons of different trails you can hike. The longest trail is the Wonderland Trail, it is 93 miles long. There are plenty of things you can do as a family there, like visiting working farms and wildlife parks and taking a ride on a classic steam train. Other things you can do: cycling, there are many routes you can cycle on, fishing, there are many lakes you can fish in. You can go horseback riding there, but you must bring your own horse. You can also go camping there, you can either sleep in a tent or in a campervan. Some of the fall and winter activities you can enjoy are mushroom hunting and lingonberry picking, which are the most popular activities in the fall. Some of the activities to do during the winter are cross-country skiing and walking the snowshoe trails.BirdsMount Rainier is home to many species of birds. Depending on the altitude of the mountain will determine which birds you see. In the lowest area of ​​the park, characterized by Douglas-fir and western hemlock. In this area you will find Northern Spotted Owls and Marbled Murrelets. The next area of ​​the park is characterized by white pine and Pacific silver fir. There can be many different birds in this area depending on vegetation, weather and breading time. The elevation zone of the park is characterized where the Paradise and Sunrise zones are located. This area is characterized by mixed forest and subalpine meadows. The trees are primarily mountain hemlock, Alaskan yellow cedar, and whitebark pine. The northern spotted owl is the only bird that exists... middle of paper...... May 1, 2010. .Uhler, John W. "Jobs." Mount Rainier National Park Jobs Page. 2007. Internet. June 2, 2010. .PhotoDempsey, Tom. Avalanche lily. 2009. Mount Rainier National Park. Internet. May 31, 2010. .Muir, John. Money falls. Mount Rainier National Park. Internet. May 31, 2010. .Ohanapecosh River. Ohanapecosh. Internet. May 31, 2010. .Walter, Sunny.Mount Rainier National Park. Internet. May 31 2010. .