Above: Howard Lake in Washington state (NPS photo) NOTE: The following is a release from the office of Sen. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle. After that is my original story, which provides some context to this development. State Senator Pramila Jayapal joined Washington state leaders and...
The mixed blessing of record low snowpack along the West Coast is that access to national parks is earlier than usual – in some cases, far earlier. National parks, from North Cascades in Washington state to Yosemite in California, are already are virtually at summer...
North CascadesNational Park State: Washington Est: Oct., 1968 HQ: Sedro Woolley Acreage: 504,780.94 Visitors (2014): 23,865 Trail Mileage: 394 Wilderness: 93 percent Don’t Miss: Gorge Creek Falls, Diablo Lake Overlook, North Cascades Highway. On the Way: Cascadian Farms, Visitor Center in Newhalem (west), Mazama Store...
Pinch me. A hike with major mountain views without a major climb. Awesome overhead vista of Diablo Lake with Davis Peak and crab-claw-looking McMillan Spires to the side. And, get this, real benches – on the trail as well as the summit. A perfect hike?...
One day you’ll tell a friend, “I just took the best hike.” When you divulge the location (Rainy Lake), she or he will respond, “That’s no hike. You can take a walk like that anywhere in the city.” Don’t back down. This is a hike....
This is one of the ultimate, excuse-free national-park hikes. Rain? Wind? Snow? Tree cover, baby. Too long? You’ve logged more mileage shopping at Cosco; here, you don’t dodge shopping carts, neither. Too arduous? Please. The only climb, at the end, lasts about 25 yards, less...
