Mount Rainier scrapes the skies as the meadows of Paradise begin to turn to fall colors on Wednesday.
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Mount Rainier sets the backdrop as water cascades down rocks at Myrtle Falls a quarter-mile from the Paradise parking lot on Wednesday near Ashford.
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A marmot munches on vegetation in front of Mount Rainier on Wednesday near Ashford.
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Visitors smile while posing for a photo in Paradise at Mount Rainier on Wednesday near Ashford.
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A Lupine Blue butterfly collects nectar from plants around Paradise on Wednesday near Ashford.
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Sun shines through smoke and clouds on Paradise and Mount Rainier on Wednesday near Ashford.
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Mount Rainier towers over the horizon from Paradise on Wednesday near Ashford.
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Mount Rainier towers behind rocks and meadows at Paradise on Wednesday.
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Visitors pose and take photos in front of Myrtle Falls as Mount Rainier sets the backdrop on Wednesday near Ashford.
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Marmots look on from rocks in Paradise on Wednesday near Ashford.
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Hikers carry packs past the Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center at Paradise on Wednesday near Ashford.
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Visitors stop by the Myrtle Falls viewpoint on Wednesday near Ashford.
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Visitors take in views of Mount Rainier while walking along paths through Paradise on Wednesday near Ashford.
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A marmot munches on vegetation in Paradise on Wednesday near Ashford.
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Mount Rainier sets the backdrop as water trickles down rocks near Myrtle Falls in Paradise on Wednesday.
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Mount Rainier towers over the horizon from Paradise on Wednesday near Ashford.
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A Lupine Blue butterfly collects nectar from plants around Paradise on Wednesday near Ashford.
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A caterpillar curls up on leaves at Paradise near Mount Rainier on Wednesday.
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