🌲 The Trail of the Shadows in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington is an easy 0.7-mile interpretive hike featuring Rusty Springs (Iron Mike), forest scenery, and history along the way. 🏔 📍 Located at Longmire, it’s a quick stop perfect for tourists exploring the park. #Hiking #mountrainiernationalpark #pnwlife | The PNW Bucket List

Meet the North American river otter. These semi-aquatic members of the Mustelid (weasel) family are geared up for Mount Rainier’s chilly waters. From thick water-repellent fur to ears and nostrils that close, they’re built to spend hours swimming and hunting in glacier-fed rivers and ponds. River otters have short legs, webbed feet, a long, narrow body, and flattened head. They have vibrissae, or sensory hairs, on their snouts that sense turbulence and help them locate prey. A strong tail helps

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