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| Written by PHUONG LE, Seattle Times | |
| Wednesday, 24 June 2009 | |
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Karen Lasch and her family recently pulled over their car near a glacier-fed creek in Mount Rainier National Park, piling out for a glimpse of the snowcapped peak in the distance. Read more...
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