Mountain Memories: Skyline Horseback Trip

In the 1920s-30s, horseback riding was still allowed at Paradise. One guided trip was a half-day ride around the Paradise Valley along the “Skyline Trail”, which also passed by Narada Falls. After World War II, it was determined that large trips with horses and pack animals were denuding the meadows, damaging trails, and competed with gazing wildlife like mountain goats and began to be phased out.
Mount Rainier National Park Archives Footage (mora_25027; excerpt of “Rainier National Park in the Heart of the Pacific Northwest”). No audio. Available with audio description at go.nps.gov/MMe....

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Love the vintage travel footage! Granted it's all easier and more accessible with a car, but there is an undeniable glamour to travel by steamship, railway, and in this case, horseback.

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Back in the day...