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Permanently Closed

            Out there in the distant and lush NW corner of Mount Rainier National Park Ranger Falls dances to the tune of angels cascading off of boulders and downed trees with a roar and a wet wind to an audience of none. One of the four remaining fire lookouts, perched upon Tolmie Peak, with one of the most magnificent views of the volcano sits abandoned, and access to the popular lake and campground which is a major resupply for the Wonderland Trail, Mowich, is cut off leaving me utterly heartbroken. 
On April 14th the once beautiful 494 foot arched bridge that soars 250 feet above the Carbon River and the only public access point to 1/4 of MRNP was closed indefinitely and now....permanently as the 103 year old O'Farrell/Fairfax Bridge that is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places has become just that, historic.
I've been ranting for years about the way we've been hemorrhaging money on new schools and new fire stations as far as the eye can see while I drive like a drunken sailor, no offense Phil, to avoid the potholes and say silent prayers every time I cross a bridge.  As Tobey Keith once said, the fits gonna hit the shan around here and it's about time.  

   

Taken in: United States / Washington / Upper Fairfax (show map)

Taken on: May 6, 2017

Tags:

Mount Rainier National Park

MRNP

Fairfax Bridge

Carbon River

Carbon RIver Entrance « less

Sets appears in: • Water in Flight

Groups appears in: • Experience Mount Rainier National Park • Best of Washington State Outdoors more » • US Rivers, Creeks, Waterfalls and Lakes « less

Camera: Sony SLT-A77V, f/6.3, 1/125 sec, 22mm (=33mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony SLT-A77V
Lens:	DT 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 SAM
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	22mm (35mm equivalent: 33mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-0.7 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Daylight
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.7.1 (Windows)
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