*Mt. Rainier Is Looking Lovely This Morning: *Here's the main web cam <http://mms.nps.gov/mora/cam/mountain.jpg>, if you would like to see for yourself. And there are three other web cams linked on the right, just underneath the main picture of Rainier.
There is more snow at Paradise on Rainier than you might guess from the picture. According to their phone message, they have had 211 inches since the beginning of July, and there are now 59 inches on the ground. (By way of contrast, last year at the same date they had had 48 inches, and had just 2 inches on the ground. For what it is worth, last year had an above average total snowfall. Snowfall years at Rainier, as I've mentioned before, begin in July and end in June of the next year.) According to the weather forecast <http://www.accuweather.com/us/wa/paradise%20inn/98398/forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=1&zipChg=1&metric=0>, Rainier should have good weather for the next two days. Unfortunately, I won't be able to get up there to enjoy it directly. - 9:41 AM, 2 December 2009 [link] <http://www.seanet.com/%7Ejimxc/Politics/December2009_1.html#jrm8161> -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
