Sean Crane / Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) feeding on Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) flowers, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Kirkendall-Spring / Mount Rainier reflected in tarn above Mystic Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, August 2014.

Konrad Wothe / Hikers climbing Mount Rainier, Washington, USA, August 2005, model released

Kirkendall-Spring / Meadow flowers blooming on Mazama Ridge in Mount Rainier National Park with the Tatoosh Range in the distance, Washington, USA, August 2009

Floris van Breugel / Twilight view of Mt. Rainier, under a clear night filled with stars, and alpine meadow of Lupins (Lupinus) in the foreground Mt. Rainer National Park, Washington, USA. August 2008. Double exposure.

Floris van Breugel / Early summer morning, clearing mist reveals Mt. Rainier, with summer alpine blooms on the shores of lake, Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, June 2008.

Gerrit Vyn / Adult White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) camouflaged in winter plumage. Mount Rainier, Washington, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Paradise Meadow and Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Kirkendall-Spring / Lupin {Lupinus genus} growing in a meadow with mountains in the background, Mount Rainier NP, Washington, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Paradise River cascade, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Paradise River surrounded by spring flowers, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Paradise River, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington