The Mountain

Mount Rainier as seen from American Lake, Lakewood

This is what I see on a clear day. 14,410 feet of stratovolcano. It is beautiful but its history of lahars (volcanic mudflows) and its proximity to populated areas makes it one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes.
The Puyallup Indians called it Takhoma or "Mother of Waters" because its glaciers are the source of the Puyallup, White, Cowlitz and Nisqually Rivers.  George Vancouver named it after a friend in England (who never got anywhere near it) but the Indian name lives on in the city that was built on their land.