Mt. Rainier Driving Tour USA - Chinook Pass - Highway 410 Washington State
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Ride along with us on one the USA's most scenic mountain roads, Highway 410 in Washington State, through Mt. Rainier National Park and Chinook Pass. It's early June but there are still walls of snow 12 feet high and more lining the roadway as we wind our way up to the summit of Chinook Pass.
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Timeline for this video:
0:30 Entering Mt. Rainier National Park
1:30 First view of Mt. Rainier
10:40 Chinook Pass summit
12:22 Cyclists at the summit
13:20 View of Highway 410 descending to eastern Washington
13:45 Naches Peak
15:53 Mt. Rainier views
Chinook Pass in Washington State, passing through Mt. Rainier National Park, is a destination worth traveling to in itself. At 5,400 feet in elevation it is traditionally the last of Washington’s high mountain passes to reopen in the spring. This year it re-opened just before Memorial Day weekend on May 28. Usually by some time in November it will be snowed under and closed again until the following spring. Sometimes it seems a little crazy to spend so much time, manpower and effort to maintain a highway which is only in use five months of the year.
For folks in other areas of the country such as Colorado where they have passes in the 10,000 foot range, 5,400 feet might not sound all that high for a pass to be closed down all winter. But that doesn’t take into account the prodigious amount of snowfall which typically accumulates in the MRNP vicinity. An average winter in this area will dump anywhere from twenty to thirty feet of snow on the ground. The cost to benefit ratio of keeping a small two-lane state road like 410 open all winter is simply prohibitive if not physically impossible when considering avalanche hazards, especially with a major freeway, I-90, only about 60 miles to the north carrying the bulk of east-west traffic across the state.
One word of caution for hikers. Don’t even think of hiking in this area until July. We’ve come up here more than once in mid to late June and always found the trails still buried under anywhere from one to several feet of snow. It’s a short hiking season at this elevation, basically July, August, and September, with maybe part of October if you’re lucky. But once the road is open, it's always a spectacular drive.
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Great tour!!! Mountines, snow, sky... I love it!!!🥰🥰🥰 Like 38!
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What a beautiful view of the mountain through the trees!! A good pit stop on the way to the top. In fact the view gets even better after the pit stop as you climb the mountain! This probably would have been better to watch on my big screen TV rather than a monitor. Obviously I find it rather unusual to see snow in June :) At 13:08 it looks like someone found a great perch to take some photos ;) A fabulous landscape, in fact I might watch this again tomorrow on my television!! As you descend you can tell how popular of an attraction this place is.
This is one of our go-to destinations, always a beautiful drive any time of the year (when the road is open, that is) and when the snow finally melts some time in July one of our favorite hiking trails circles Naches Peak. The wildflowers there are amazing in late July/early August. This was shot on Memorial Day weekend which is one reason for the huge crowds and the road had just opened for the season a couple days earlier, but yes, it's always a popular spot. If you want to avoid crowds in summer you have to come up early on a weekday.
What a fabulous drive, and so much snow in June! Beautiful mountains and scenery, thanks for this one!
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As a photographer, this is s dream come true for me if I have a chance to visit this place, Thanks for sharing. Wish you happiness, health, and peace, stay in touch🙏😊
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woww.. look at the snowwww.. so lovely drive my friend
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Woww.. Amazing video.. Enjoyed watching full. Beautiful place and thanks for the road trip.. we could see the beautiful scenery
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Wow 😃 It’s very beautiful tour! The nature scenery is amazing 😊 Enjoyed the video. Thank you and have a wonderful weekend 😉
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Really a great video..... Thanks for watching !!!! I like it. Congrats !!!
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wow amazing view and amazing people..stay safe my friend and more power to your channel..God bless
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Amazing to see that much snow at that time of year! There is a picture of me somewhere when I was no more than 2 years old sitting in the snow at Mt. Rainier National Park about that same time of year. Wow, the memories. Thanks for sharing and hope you are looking forward to a wonderful weekend. Bruce and Otis
Yes, it's always a lot of snow up there until about mid July at least. Short summer but beautiful. Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
It's great reliving some of these beautiful sights of my home state thank you for bringing them to us!
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Such beautiful mountain roads, keep on vlogging! Stay safe, stay connected
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Beautiful scenic view,the beauty of Mother Nature is just amazing…That’s a stress free zone place to be.
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This video really makes you want to visit the state of Washington, love the scenery❤️❤️
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nature atmosphere with beautiful snow, success for you my friend and warm greeting from the warna bangsa
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Some of my closed friends are living in State Washington. .it's really a nice place.
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Wowww June and still snow ❄⛄❄⛄but beautiful view, I enjoyed😊
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Amazing views! I’ve never been in the USA but I really enjoyed watching the beautiful landscapes. Great sharing!
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Absolutely fantastic ....lovely place to explode ...keep it up and stay connected my friend ...😎
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That is stunning guys. Great travelling g through that marvellous pass!
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Feels like we travel together between the mountains! Very pleasant!
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Oh my! So stunning with the sunny weather! Nice tour! Greetings from NYC :)
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The journey to Chinook Pass and through the Mount Rainier is beautiful on its own unique way.
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lovely walk!! thanks for this amazing experience
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It's freakin scenic and super awesome i have USA tourist visa valid till 2029 Washington States on my bucket list I Will plan a trip say after 1 year would love to meet you and explore would you be there for me incase i visit say after a year? Visa i have for 10 years...
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I can still see snow in this higher altitude. It's a nice trip-thanks.
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Nice tour alot of of snow i love it
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