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Just how hot was it last week at Mount Rainier?

Temps were in the 90s last week at White River campground at Mount Rainier National Park. (Leslie Kelly)
Temps were in the 90s last week at White River campground at Mount Rainier National Park. (Leslie Kelly)

We camped at White River in Rainier National Park last week during record-busting heat, yet we were still shocked to read the headlines about the historic snowpack melt. 

It was reported that 30 percent of the snowpack melted in four days. Then again, that probably explains why the river was raging. 

Read our full story in our July 9 Going Mobile column. 



Leslie Kelly
Leslie Kelly is a freelance writer.