Mount Rainier Essay

In 1942, during World War II, Mount Rainier had been used by military ski troopers for winter training; it had been off limits to all other people. During the winter of 1949, A huge snowstorm had caused Mount Rainier for a while because of the major damages it had caused to the park. A new record had been broken by Mount Rainier, in 1971, for the most snowfall in a year. In 1999 Mount Rainier had celebrated being 100 years old, and had many festive events.
Mount Rainier, the volcano, is around a million years old, the national park is only around 30 years old. Before Mount Rainier became a national park it used to have human life live near it; it had six different indian tribes: Yakama, Puyallup, Squaxin Island, Muckleshoot, Cowlitz, and Nisqually. About 15,000 years ago Mount Rainier used to be covered in ice, but about 9,000 years ago it became free of the ice. When Mount Rainier had been freed of the ice a short time later it had developed plant and animal life. Mount Rainier has about 182 species of birds, 14 species of native fish, 5 species of reptiles, 14 species of amphibians, and 65 species of mammals; invertebrates represent about 85% of the animal biomass in the park. It also has more than 890 vascular plants, more than 260 non vascular plants, and more than 100 exotic plants. Mount Rainier is a volcano that can possibly erupt at any time, …show more content…
One essential you must have is a minimum of at least 2 people, but 3 is safer and better, while the maximum is 12 people. You must also register and pay to climb Mount Rainier, the fee is $45 per person. You are also enforced to bring a blue bag, a clear bag, and twist ties; the blue bag is used for people to defecate in, then you put the blue bag in the clear bag, the tie it with the twist ties. Other essentials needed to climb Mount Rainier are: food, water, sunscreen, sunglasses, map, and a