Editorialunclassified documents from a report filed in 1947 by Kenneth Arnold, who reported seeing nine circular objects near Mount Rainier in 1947. (U.S. National Archives via The New York Times)
EditorialA container ship, against the backdrop of Mount Rainier, waits to be unloaded at the Port of Seattle during a demonstration in Seattle, organized by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, that closed the port for hours on Friday, June 19, 2020, to mark the Juneteenth holiday. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)
EditorialPeople wait in line for the Mt. Rainier Gondola at Crystal Mountain Resort in Enumclaw, Wash. on Jan. 26, 2020. (Tegra Stone Nuess/The New York Times)