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"Fractured" | Tipsoo Lake, Mt. Rainier National Park, WA

Photo: Chris Williams

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Aided by nice weather, fall color is still going strong in the park and so are the crowds! Expect congestion at popular areas like Paradise and at Tipsoo Lake on the east side of the park. This coming weekend is also the last weekend before many park roads, like Stevens Canyon Road (pictured), close for the season. Plan ahead, come earlier or later in the day to avoid crowds, and have a backup plan if parking is full at your destination. Please help protect the meadows by always staying on trail!

Road Status: https://go.nps.gov/MORAroads

NPS Photo of fall foliage along Stevens Canyon and congested parking along SR410/Chinook Pass on 10/6/24.

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It’s been a couple of years since I made it down to Mount Rainier National Park, and I wanted to do so before they closed the highway on the east side for the winter. They’d already closed the road up to the Sunrise ranger station, sadly, as well as much of the White River campground, due to the government shutdown, but Chinook Pass was still open, so up I went.

(Cross-posted from my site, where there are additional photos: https://andrewflenniken.com/2025/10/17/october-17th-2025-scenes-before-closing/)

It’s mostly pines out that way, so where there are pops of color they really pop. And I’m pretty sure those are larches in the photo of Tipsoo Lake with Yakima Peak rising up behind. Their crowns are going golden, at least.

I’ll post a few more from that trip next week!

Gear: Nikon Z 7II, Nikon Z 24-70mm f2.8 S

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