A Visit to Two National Parks: Mount Rainer and Valley Forge
January 15, 2013
Mount Rainier stands in the foreground, framed in the background by Mount Adams, far left, Mount Hood, second left, and Mount St. Helens, right, in this aerial view
I’m Shirley Griffith.
And I’m Christopher Cruise with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about two areas that are popular with visitors to the United States. One is a place of fierce beauty. It is Mount Rainier National Park in the northwestern state of Washington. The other is one of the most important places in the history of the American Revolution. It is Valley Forge National Historical Park in the eastern state of Pennsylvania.
The American Indians who lived in the northwest called the great mountain “Takhoma.” One tribe said it was a female monster that would eat people. Other old stories among the Indians said the mountain could produce huge amounts of fire.
In 1792, British explorer George Vancouver became the first European to see the huge mountain. He named it after a navy friend, Captain Peter Rainier.
Today the people who live in the northwestern city of Seattle call it “The Mountain.” Mount Rainier is almost 100 kilometers from Seattle. Yet it can be seen from almost any place in the city. The beautiful, snow covered mountain seems to offer the city its protection.
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