Parc National duMont Rainier dans l'État de Washington ...                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Le parc national du mont Rainier (en anglais : Mount Rainier National Park), est un parc national américain situé dans l'État de Washington dans le Nord-Ouest des États-Unis.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Couvrant Couvrant une superficie de près de 956 km², ce parc est célèbre pour le mont Rainier. Cet imposant stratovolcan, dont le sommet culmine à plus de 4 000 m, appartient au massif de la chaîne des Cascades.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

L'occupation humaine de la région remonte à près de 8 000 ans, lorsque des Paléoaméricains l'arpentent pour chasser et pratiquer la cueillette. Après l'arrivée des premiers explorateurs d'origine européenne, les tribus locales de langues salishsont très touchées par des épidémies de variole amenée sur le continent par les colons dès la fin du XVIIIème siècle.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

La région devient le cinquième parc national américain le 2 mars 1899 durant la présidence de William McKinley. Administré par le National Park Service, dont la mission est de protéger ses richesses naturelles et culturelles, le parc abrite plus de 1 000 espèces végétales et plus de 300 espèces de vertébrés.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (source : Trevor (source : Trévor Anderson)

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   " Quand deux éléphants se battent, c'est l'herbe qui souffre ! "                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (proverbe congolais)                                                                 

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