And from the darkness a bright light shines forth. Rainier's many glaciers capture the day's first light reflected in a calm Tipsoo Lake. This is one of the most iconic and popular places for photographers in the Pacific NW.
"With 26 major glaciers and 36 sq mi of permanent snowfields and glaciers, Mount Rainier is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 states. The summit is topped by two volcanic craters, each more than 1,000 ft in diameter, with the larger east crater overlapping the west crater. Geothermal heat from the volcano keeps areas of both crater rims free of snow and ice, and has formed the world's largest volcanic glacier cave network within the ice-filled craters, with nearly 2 mi of passages. A small crater lake about 130 by 30 ft in size and 16 ft deep, the highest in North America with a surface elevation of 14,203 ft (4,329 m), occupies the lowest portion of the west crater below more than 100 ft of ice and is accessible only via the caves." Wiki
Enjoy a Super Sunday!
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