Dean M. Chriss
Photography
Christine Falls, Upper Tier, Mount Rainier National Park
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Christine Falls was
named in honor of Christine Van Trump by her father
P. B. Van Trump. He
and his partner Hazard Stevens are credited with the first ascent of Mount
Rainier in August 1870. Christine accompanied her father on an ascent of Mount
Rainier when she was 10 years old. She made it to the 10,000-foot (3,000 m)
level in spite of a crippling nervous system disorder. She died in 1907 at age
26. Van Trump Creek, which flows over Christine Falls, was named after P.B. Van
Trump. A detail shot of the base of the lower tier of this waterfall can be seen
here. Several miles upstream Van Trump
Creek flows over the much larger Comet
Falls.