Today, in 1899, Mount Rainier National Park was officially established as the fourth national park in the United States. I’m extremely lucky that I live close to this beautiful park, and I visit it often. I noticed that each year it experiences higher and higher visitor numbers which is a huge burden for park staff. These funding cuts will most likely make this much worse. If you want to help the fight against these decisions please follow resistancerangers for more information. NationalParks