Snowshoe trip from Longmire around the Rampart Ridge Loop at Mt Rainier National Park (in the shadow of Tahoma) January 2008

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(L to R) Mt Tahoma (her, "Rainer" real name) over the Longmire Inn, a shot from in front of the Longmire Inn-What a morning!!!, a blue jay, the variety of which I have not positively confirmed, snowblower at Longmire, Tahoma from the Wonderland Trail

(L to R) THIS is the slope that we did NOT traverse, we backtracked and climbed up the spine of Rampart Ridge, we did climb up THIS, Lisa makes the final ascent to the top of the ridge, Bryan heading over the top, snowshoes at lunch, Bryan and Lisa at the lookout on the Longmire side of Rampart Ridge

(L to R) icicles along the trail, Tahoma teased us when we were at the top, Eagle Peak from Rampart, a close view of Eagle Peak, look how tiny Longmire is way down there, that is paradise over there in the distance

The dramatic video, "In the Shadow of Tahoma"

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