I hear tell that a few have made it to the top. Otllers go to tile
But, Oil a clear day. we can see
moulllain to I,ilw, or tobirdwatch , or
forever. Or feel as if we have, after , a glimpse of Mt. Raillier. . Have
10 pimic. Some speak of Ihe skiing
YOIl seen Ihe /llDtIllMi,., ? "
al Paradise. For studel/ts about to
the com mOil queslion, though ii 's
graduale. it's oftell ol/e poillt 011 all
1IJ0re all il,credulous exc/amatiol/.
1-5 tOllr for parents.
Ti,e mOllntai" is Ollt am! life is
" 011 your
right, MI. Raillier. O" your lefl ,
gralld.
the Space Needle. "
a/SOli Alldilorium.
For PLU studellts. ME. Raillier iSll 't really a place 10 go.
II 's a
place to look to, a place to poillt 10. Like fi,e paillted, slightly unreal
We ask
\Ve see it frolll II/{ďż˝ steps of
above 'he track.
We set.' it risillg
Or we ride the
Tillgles/ad elevtttors 10 a strategically placed loullge. The HlOlllllai" stallds impervious.
"IOWllaill pai/lled 011 a backdrop,
Coming and goillg. Ilirollgil
Rai"ier sets our scelle.
orie"talion and gradualion, ";fl.
We look to
tIle mmmtai/l (far away, yel
Rail/ier creales a COllstallt cyclorallla
seelllillg'y IIear) and place oflrse/ves
for us. Alld we carry away with liS
il/ Ihe PaCIfic Northwest, pari of a
its image all T-shirts . Choir of the West programs, and 'he postcards
wider slagt.' than just PLU. Tlml is wIlY willter wearies us. We Call 't see the moulltaill.
We are
for sale at Ihe informatioll desk. We needll 't go to the IIIoLllltaill; it
left alolle dllrillg the gray, wet
has heen e/lough for us 10 have
weeks of willter. Exams, papers ,
gazed (II tlte mOlmlai" al/d to have
mill, a/ld 110 1II01ll1tai/l view.
set ourselves 011 its stage.
We 're
blocked 011 a set bel wee" dllll red brick and moist gray cloud.
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