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...powered quadricycle; in Japan. Paralyzed from the waist down in a car accident seven years ago, the amateur mountaineer subsequently scaled two other peaks. After starting his Fuji ascent, Reilly was delayed for eight hours by Japanese trail rangers who said bikes weren't allowed. His next goal: Mount Rainier, in Washington, and then Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America...
...Alpine Club's members are over 50, as are almost 10% of Outward Bound's wilderness-trip enrollees and an increasing number of guide-service clients. "They want to experience as much as they can before they check out," says Lou Whittaker, 74, a guide on Washington's Mount Rainier for a half-century. But couch potatoes beware. To succeed at the summit, you must be cautious, alert and in phenomenal shape; otherwise, you put yourself at high risk (see sidebar...
National monuments are different from national parks like Yellowstone or wilderness areas such as Washington's Mount Rainier, which can be designated only by Congress. Monuments can be designated by the President, who also sets the rules by which they are run. Typically, development is sharply curtailed...
...enough--but it wasn't the Big One experts say is still to come. While geologists predict a mega-quake still lies in Seattle's future, they are also looking at a different, equally dangerous big one that is literally looming on the city's horizon: MOUNT RAINIER, the snowcapped volcano that lies 50 miles to the southeast. Though slumbering, Rainier is still active, and last week's quake might have loosened deep rocks that hold molten magma and hot gases in check. This could send up the volatile mix and cause an eruption. Several towns are built...
...gulls and great blue herons wheeling close by, ducks paddling in the marshes and even furry, bewhiskered sea otters that frolic in the water and clamber up the beach toward you. If the day is clear, you can catch glimpses of Mount Hood and Mount Rainier, and you'll pass forests of fir and cedar. For man-made wonders, look for the formidable container ships in Seattle's harbor and the giant Boeing plant. Whether you travel north or south on the Cascades, be sure to nab a waterside seat www.amtrakcascades.com 800-USA-RAIL). --By Francine Russo...