▁summer . ▁Because ▁of ▁mar itime ▁influence , ▁snow ▁tends ▁to ▁be ▁wet ▁and ▁heavy , ▁resulting ▁in ▁high ▁a val anche ▁danger . ▁P reci p itation ▁run off ▁from ▁T aman os ▁Mountain ▁dra ins ▁into ▁the ▁White ▁River . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Geography ▁of ▁Washington ▁( state ) ▁ ▁Ge ology ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁List ▁of ▁High est ▁Mountain ▁Pe aks ▁in ▁Washington ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁We ather ▁forec ast : ▁T aman os ▁Mountain ▁ ▁National ▁Park ▁Service ▁web ▁site : ▁Mount ▁Rain ier ▁National ▁Park ▁ ▁Category : C as cade ▁Range ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁Pier ce ▁County , ▁Washington ▁Category : Mount ains ▁of ▁Washington ▁( state ) ▁Category : Mount ▁Rain ier ▁National ▁Park <0x0A> </s> ▁Donald ▁Met cal f ▁Grant ▁( A pril ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁– ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁publish er . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Prov idence , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁Grant ' s ▁interest ▁in ▁fant asy ▁and ▁science ▁fiction ▁started ▁when ▁he ▁began ▁reading ▁the ▁stories ▁of ▁Ed gar ▁R ice ▁B urr ough s ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 0 . ▁He ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁has ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Grant ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁found ing