CELEBRATING A Centennial.In Native American legend it is known as Tahoma, the "great white mountain." Today, Washington's Mount Rainier A format for providing platform interoperability and native OS support for CD-RW and DVD+RW disks. The "MRW" or "CD-MRW" format enables files to be saved to RW disks as if they were hard disks (from any Save dialog or dragged and dropped). remains a powerful symbol of the Northwest. To honor the 100th birthday of Mount Rainier National Park Mount Rainier National Park (rānēr`, rə–), 235,625 acres (95,395 hectares), SW Wash., in the Cascade Range; est. 1899. The area is dominated by Mt. Rainier, a volcanic peak 14,410 ft (4,392 m) high. , The Mountaineer Books has released Washington's Mount Rainier National Park: A Centennial Celebration, a large-format pictorial, which includes forewords by Daniel J. Evans Daniel Jackson Evans (born October 16 1925) served three terms as governor of the state of Washington from 1965 to 1977, and represented the state in the United States Senate from 1983 to 1989. , former governor of Washington, and William J. Briggle, superintendent of Mount Rainier National Park. The official book of the centennial celebration, Washington's Mount Rainier National Park features brilliant photographs by Pat O'Hara Patrick O'Hara is a former USC quarterback who played in the Arena Football League, NFL, and the World League of American Football. During the course of O'Hara's 16 year professional career he led the Orlando Predators to the ArenaBowl XII title and led the Tampa Bay Storm to the , one of the Northwest's preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae photographers, and text by Tim McNulty, a conservationist and award-winning nature writer. O'Hara and McNulty collaborate to tackle the mountain from all angles: the geologic and climatic forces that continue to shape it, the legacy of man's relation ship with it, and its delicate ecosystems and the challenge of protecting them for the future. Washington's Mount Rainier National Park, which celebrates the beauty and majesty of this Northwest icon, is an indispensable guide to understanding the mountain and the 100-year history of the park that protects it. For more information, contact The Mountaineer Books at (206) 223-6303. |
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