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Paradise is the name of an area at approximately on the south slope of Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington , United States . The area lies on the border of Pierce and Lewis counties and includes the Paradise Valley and the Paradise Glacier which is the source of the Paradise River . Paradise is the most popular destination for visitors to Mount Rainier National Park. 62% of the over 1.3 million people who visited the park in 2000 went to Paradise. Paradise is the location of the historic Paradise Inn (built 1916),
In 1931, a golf course was built in the area and in 1936 a Ski Rope Tow was installed. These were both added as facilities for use by the guests of the inn. From 1942 to 1943 the U.S. Army used the inn to house troops training for winter mountain conditions. The National Park Service says that "Paradise is the snowiest place on Earth where snowfall is measured regularly." The National Park Service is undertaking a two-year, $30 million project to perform renovations and structural work to allow the inn withstand a large earthquake and to replace the "flying saucer-shaped" Henry M. Jackson visitor center with a new building that will complement the historic lodge. The National Park Service expects to save $600,000 by combining the two projects at Paradise. The inn is currently closed as part of this work and is scheduled to reopen in 2008. REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHY EXTERNAL LINKS
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