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As his widow, I live with grief everyday. But I also live in the Good Shepherd’s grip.One early morning on our family vacation, my husband, Rob, left our campsite for a long hike in the backcountry of Mount Rainier National Park. He and his hiking partner set out on the trail excited and energized for the path ahead. Both loved hiking and knew how to do it well. Being in the outdoors was Rob’s favorite way to recreate and connect with God. But his cold and lifeless body returned to the trailhead late that afternoon, airlifted by a helicopter out...

Mount Rainier is seen from a helicopter flying south of the mountain and west of Yakima in this 2013 photo. Scientists recorded a recent quake swarm under the mountain. (Elaine Thompson / The Associated Press) ====================================================================== More than 20 small quakes have struck under the volcano in the past week, a rate that’s higher than usual but not unprecedented. Nearly two dozen small earthquakes have rattled Mount Rainier over the past week, but seismologists say there’s no cause for worry. “In the past, these swarms last a couple of days to a week or so and then die out,” said...

Mount Rainier, one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the U.S. and in the world, is widely expected to erupt again. The only unknown facing scientists is when the massive stratovolcano, 4,392 meters tall and located 87 kilometers southeast of Seattle in Washington state, will finally explode. Scientists from the United States and Norway recently mapped the electric and magnetic signatures of magma flows beneath Mount Rainier (pronounced “ray-near”). They’ve also discovered a mammoth magma reservoir below the mountain that will fuel any eruption with massive magma flows. The research found out that magma or fluid molten rock is trapped...

A man who was suspected in the killing of a Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson on Sunday morning was found deceased on Monday. A law enforcement officer with knowledge of the situation said Benjamin Colton Barnes was found in a ditch. About 200 personnel from several law enforcement agencies were involved in the search for Barnes, said Ranger Kevin Bacher at a media briefing. Barnes, who is also a suspect in a New Year's Eve shooting in Skyway, was believed to be heavily armed. Bacher said it's possible that Barnes had sufficient all-weather gear to survive overnight in...

June 17, 2004 Body of Climber Sighted on Mount Rainier ASSOCIATED PRESS TACOMA, Wash. (AP) - The body of a climber was spotted Thursday at the 9,000-foot level of Mount Rainier and a second climber was missing, a Mount Rainier National Park ranger said. Rangers in a helicopter saw the climber, lying motionless and face-down on the 14,411-foot peak's north side, supervisory climbing ranger Mike Gauthier said Thursday night. Rangers had been searching for two Montana men, in their 20s, who had been expected back Monday from a climb begun last Friday up the mountain's dangerous Liberty Ridge route. Heavy...

One of Two Climbers Stranded on Mount Rainier Dies; Second Rescued by Helicopter The Associated Press Jun 3, 2004 MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) - One of two climbers stranded on Mount Rainier died Thursday before the other was plucked from the mountain by a helicopter, officials said. Jon Cahill, a firefighter and father of four, had died by the time a party of five rangers reached the two men, who were stranded at 11,300 feet, said Mount Rainier National Park spokesman Barry Fraissinet. Cahill's death came a little more than two weeks after a climber was fatally injured...

Rescue Effort Under Way on Mount Rainier ASSOCIATED PRESS MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) - A helicopter from the Oregon National Guard headed toward Mount Rainier on Thursday to try to rescue two climbers stranded by injuries at 11,300 feet. Both are firefighters and trained as emergency medical technicians, said Mount Rainier National Park spokeswoman Patti Wold. At least one of the men was injured, she said, but rangers did not know the nature of his injuries or the status of the other. She declined to say what fire department they worked in or release their identities, pending notification...

Mount Rainier called a threat Experts: Mountain is more unstable than previously thoughtBy Blaine Harden THE WASHINGTON POST MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash., Aug. 11 — Wedding cake white and big beyond words, Mount Rainier floats above Puget Sound like a child’s dream of what a mountain might be. • Buy Life Insurance • MSNBC Hot List • Yellow Pages • Get A Loan • expedia.com • Shopping DREAMS OF Rainier come in handy here, for the mountain itself has a habit of disappearing in clouds for weeks or even months on end. The 3 million people who live in...