Day 140: Mount Rainier National Park was established on March 2, 1899, and today marks MORA's 118th "birthday." It might surprise you to learn that I have been associated with the Park in some capacity or another for well over half that span of years, starting with visits as a babe in the arms of my parents, followed by hiking with an uncle who served as a ranger in the 50s, and later by hiking, climbing and working in the Mountain's dominion as an adult. We have grown old together, the Park and I, although to the Mountain we are but glints on the river of Time. It is a relationship which I hope endures for many years to come. Happy Birthday, MORA!
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