24 Hours in Mount Rainier National Park: Hiking the Skyline Trail, Seeing 5 Waterfalls & More

First two weeks of August is prime wildflower season and that John Muir quote will make more sense than ever. I would recommend all four areas of the park: Paradise, Mowich Lake, Sunrise, and Ohanapecosh. There are several historic lookout towers worth hiking to, panoramic views, wildlife, wildflowers that blanket the slopes of the mountain, and waterfalls that will dwarf Christine falls. Very happy to see you in my backyard!

Mt. Rainier at the end of July is gorgeous! The wildflowers are blooming everywhere. This is my favorite place.

Love it. My family and I were just at Rainier last summer and there was still 20 feet of snow at paradise. Stayed in the paradise lodge and it was well worth it. So glad we shot a video on that trip because I’ll never forget what a winter wonderland it was, even in June.

Beautiful day for you visiting Mt. Ranier NP! Thank you for highlighting this area for those of us who who cannot hike all the way to top. Beautiful trails and lots to see!

Wow! That was absolutely gorgeous! I hated to see your video come to an end! I was in Seattle in 1999 and one of my wishes was to go up to Mount Rainier. I didn't end up going because it was cloudy and overcast my whole visit. Now it feels like I've been there with your video! Thank you! Good decision on your part to change your plans and go to Mount Rainier on a clear day! Absolutely gorgeous! 😀

Every Thanksgiving my sister reminds everyone of our family trip to Mt. Rainier decades ago and how a Park Ranger yelled at me: "Stop throwing pinecones!". I replayed that waterfall at Mt. Rainer's base several times. Wow. Like Icelandic. All these National Parks you visit, you should buy one of those National Park passport stamp books. Peace and safe travels.

Mt. Rainier NP is well supplied with scenic eye candy for the visitors to enjoy. There's more here than most visitors anticipate. This ranks as one of my favorite TML videos.

One of my favorite places on earth. So nice to see you aiming your lens in my backyard. Seeing your video reminds me again how lucky I am to live near this stunning mountain!

Absolutely well done. I feel as if I wee with them to take everything in. They have the same taste as mine, love of wild flowers. I am now over 80 year of age and unfortunately I would not be able to do a small part of this hike. So thanks to both.

You do an excellent job on these videos, very professional,easy to watch and entertaining. Your dad is a cool dude too

Mount Rainier is one of my very favorite parks! It's been several years since we've been, but thank you for taking us on this wonderful trip with you! Love your videos and your family! Have recommended your YouTube channel to many people. Keep up the good work!

Mt Rainer is a hot spot to going hiking ,getting lost. And never to be seen again it's a feeding ground for mysterious places . I know I work as a ranger in the area, we were on search for missing hikers every week.some we find most NEVER FIND. ITS THE LAND TO GET LOST. AND THERES THINGS OUT THAT "DO GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT". WHEN LESS EXPECT IT."

Great video! I lived near Seattle for nearly 20 years and spent much time exporing Mount Rainier. Truly one on the best National Parks.

My mom and I stayed at the paradise inn which is so beautiful. We did a driving tour of the park. My mom is 83 so she is limited in how much she can walk but we still had a lovely trip. Next time drive to the sunrise section. We saw the mountain goats there. Lots of amazing short hikes or even just pull outs. It’s very beautiful no matter what par5 of the park. I grew up there so of course it’s one of my all time fav national parks. For good reason it was one of the first national parks in the world. 4th. Created in 1899, right after Yosemite. 1st:Yellowstone. 2nd: sequoia. 5th: crater lake.

It's really cool. The mountains in Korea are cute, but the mountains in America are really magnificent

What a beautiful trail. In 2015 we got to camp in Rainer for 5 days, it was the last time we camped ( my bones just couldn't tent camp anymore ) The campground and the time we spent there was magical. That mountain is just gorgeous! We did the trail to Snow Lake and it was beautiful, we also did the short trail to Silver falls, and that waterfall is absolutely beautiful. I feel like no matter what you do in that park, you can't go wrong because it's all just amazing beauty and scenery. I think we particularly enjoyed the park due to how many waterfalls were so easily accessible.

What a beautiful spot 😍

Thank you for this beautiful video! I toured the area in the summer of 1975 with my dad but was unable to hike any trails in Mount Rainier National Park because of my dad's limp. This video has brought back very fond memories.

So beautiful! Didn’t realize so much of the hike had no shade. That elevation gain is no joke

Great video! I did the Skyline Trail in Oct 2020 and there was a massive (partially dangerous) snow storm all the way up and down. Glad to enjoy the views on a normal day in your video. 😊 I enjoyed the tough hike in snowy conditions none-the-less.