Paradise near Packwood in Pierce County, Washington — The American West (Northwest)
Inspired to Preserve
Mount Rainier National Park
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 14, 2009
1. Inspired to Preserve Marker
Since the early 1900s people have parked at this site to get an exceptional view of Mount Rainier. The park road was designed to harmonize with the landscape and take advantage of spectacular vistas like this one.
The surrounding scenery has the power to inspire. In the timeless presence of the mountain, people have been motivated to explore, to recreate, to connect with our heritage, and to fight for the preservation of wilderness. This view---and others like it---have inspired a deep and lasting commitment to protect the park and keep it in its original, pristine state.
By stopping here, each visitor embraces the vision of others inspired by the power of this vista.
“To foresee the beauty of Mount Rainier one must know many things—rivers, tumbling from boulder to boulder…a tiny fawn nestling under a shrub…flower fields that stretch unending distances…glaciers grinding and tearing at the high mound of rock…And of men who were drawn to this mountain as surely as if a great magnet has pulled them. All of these things are separate, but all are a part of the story of Mount Rainier.”
John Barnett, former park naturalist, 1978
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Features. A significant historical year for this entry is 1978.
Location. 46° 47.389′ N, 121° 43.6′ W. Marker is near Packwood, Washington, in Pierce County. It is in Paradise. Marker is on Paradise Road East. The marker is in Mount Rainier National Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Packwood WA 98361, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Paradise Inn (approx. 0.4 miles away); An Ancient Community (approx. half a mile away); Changing Course (approx. 8.7 miles away); A Recovering Forest (approx. 8.7 miles away); Kautz Creek Nature Trail (approx. 8.7 miles away); Traveling Over the Cascades: Past and Present (approx. 11.1 miles away); The Palisades are Clues to the Past (approx. 11.2 miles away); Packwood (approx. 13 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Packwood.
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 14, 2009
2. View Along the Trail
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 14, 2009
3. View Along the Trail
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 14, 2009
4. View Along the Trail
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 14, 2009
5. View Along the Trail
Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 374 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 13, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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