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Rock and snow avalanche tear down Mount Rainier
Posted by Kevin Fujii
SPECIAL TO THE SEATTLE TIMES / ANASTASIA BLAGOVESHCHENSKAYA AND FORREST KAYE
A large rock and snow slide is photographed on Mount Rainier, originating above the Nisqually Glacier and traveling nearly two miles. Read more about the rock and snow avalanche in this story. See more pictures of the devestation in this photo gallery.
STEVEN LOFGREN / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
An aerial photograph shows the large rock and snow slide on Mount Rainier which began near the Nisqually Cleaver and tumbled onto the Nisqually Glacier.
STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES, 2006
In this Oct. 11, 2006 file photo, National Park Service biological technician, Rebecca Doyle, documents the Nisqually Glacier on Mount Rainier.
STEVEN LOFGREN / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
A Google earth composite shows where the large rock and snow slide occurred on Mount Rainier, originating above the Nisqually Glacier. Camp Muir, a popular mountaineering camp, is shown to the right of the avalanche with a yellow pin. The Nisqually Glacier sits on the south side of Mount Rainier.
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