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Mount Rainier, Washington

The summit of Mount Rainier, the high point of Washington, in June 2024. It was early, around 18 degrees, almost no wind, and we were up in a solid layer of cloud.

Rainier is 14,411 feet, a glaciated volcano, and the summit is a cold, white place even in June. The day before Laura and I had been on a glacier on the mountain, and this was the morning we went to the top.