Seattle and Tacoma have long enjoyed views of Mount Rainier that are so striking, they’ve become iconic. At 14,410 feet tall, the volcanic peak towers over the central Cascade mountain range and boasts the largest glacial system outside of Alaska.
On clear days, when it gleams white in the skyline, locals say “the Mountain is out.”
But lately, people familiar with that view have noticed it changing. Especially around the middle, it looks much darker – the color of rock instead of snow…