2 parties of 2 are still missing on Mt. Rainier. The road to Paradise hasn’t been open for more than a week from search and avalanche dangers.
With the forecasts and search the next few days, the road may well remain closed. Check Twitter at
http://twitter.com/#!/MountRainierNPS for road status.
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Mount Rainier NP will reopen 8am Saturday 1/7. The sledding hill will NOT be open this weekend. -klb
Mt. Rainier Park Ranger shot and killed
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2017143010_ranger02m.html
Ingredients:
1 cup of red wine (merlot or cabernet)
1 ½ cup of olive oil
1 soup spoon of fresh minced garlic
1 soup spoon of white pepper
1 soup spoon of
1 soup spoon of fresh rosemary
Spring of fresh sage
1 chopped shallot
¼ cup of Dijon mustard
½ cup of fresh Italian parsley
2 soup spoons of salt
Place all the ingredients in a blender except the olive oil; blend for 1/2 minute until smooth.
Now, with motor running, slowly drizzle ½ cup of the olive oil (use moderately high blender speed). As mixture begins to thicken, continue adding the olive oil until all oil is used and the marinade is lightly creamy. Stop motor and scrape mixture down from sides of blender cup and place in a non-reactive bowl.
Can be used for any meat, but It is especially good for chicken, pork and lamb. Simply apply salt on the meat and cover it with enough marinade, leave it overnight in the refrigerator in a covered bowl. Remove the excess before grilling.
Chimichuri Marinade and Sauce
Ingredients:
1 cup of olive oil
¼ cup of lemon juice
½ cup of chopped parsley
¼ cup of cilantro
2 soup spoons of fresh chopped garlic
1 soup spoon of dry oregano
1 soup spoon of red crushed pepper
Salt to taste
Using a large chef knife chop the parsley and cilantro, move to a bowl and add all other ingredients.
It can be used as a marinade for beef and chicken or as a sauce for the meat after grilled. The chimichuri be refrigerated for about 2 weeks.
Date: Monday, November 14, 2011
Contact: Summer Derrey, WSDOT communications, 509-969-7784 (Yakima/Chinook)
Kris Olsen, WSDOT communications, 206-440-4475 (Shoreline/Cayuse)
CHINOOK PASS – Several feet of snowfall over the weekend sent Chinook (State Route 410) and Cayuse (State Route 123) passes into hibernation for the season. Crews temporarily closed the passes on Friday, Nov. 11, due to avalanche danger. On Monday, Nov. 14, WSDOT maintenance engineers made the call – both passes will remain closed until spring. The risk of avalanche is too great to keep the passes open.
Chinook and Cayuse passes endured a combination of snow and strong wind that left snow drifts blocking both lanes of the highways. The next major storm is forecasted for Wednesday, Nov. 16.
“There are more than 100 avalanche paths on Chinook Pass that affect the highway,” said John Stimberis, WSDOT avalanche forecast and control specialist. “We need to protect the public.”
Chinook Pass (elevation 5,430 feet) is closed from Morse Creek (five miles east of the summit) to Crystal Mountain Boulevard (eight miles northwest of the summit). Access to the Crystal Mountain Ski Resort on eastbound SR 410 remains open. Cayuse Pass (SR 123) is closed within Mount Rainier National Park from the 4,675-foot Cayuse Pass summit to Stevens Canyon Road.
Each year WSDOT closes Chinook and Cayuse passes, usually in November, for the winter due to high avalanche risk and hazardous driving conditions. The combination of avalanche danger, mountainous terrain, lack of cell phone service, inclement weather and relatively few vehicles on the roads make driving these passes in the winter potentially hazardous.
WSDOT offers a number of ways to get travel information:
• View the Chinook Pass page: www.wsdot.wa.gov/Traffic/Passes/Chinook
• View the Cayuse Pass page: www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/cayuse
• Check out other statewide mountain passes: call 511 or visit: www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes
• Learn some helpful driving tips: www.wsdot.wa.gov/winter
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