If you liked that side of Rainier, you'll like the end of the Mt Baker Highway, too. Artist's Point, etc, is very beautiful, and you have Baker and Shuksan both just staring you in the face, big as life, and then some...
Holy crap. That is the best spam response I've ever read. Kudos.
(I stumbled into your site completely by accident. I'm trying to crack the mystery that is Magazine Man. Ok, so it's probably pointless, but I'm glad one of my google searches landed me here...ok, I'll keep reading now...)