They're known as the American Alps, and it doesn't take long in Washington's North Cascades to figure out why. Rows of jagged mountains cut across an impossibly vast horizon while aquamarine rivers ...

North Cascades National Park is one of the less visited national parks, but not because it’s not beautiful, but because it’s too remote for some people. To me, that’s more reason to visit! Nestled in ...

Despite growing pains and staffing challenges, North Cascades National Park remains one of the most rewarding places to explore the mountains in Washington, if not the entire country. The superlative ...

Mike Campos emerged from days of backpacking across the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in north-central Washington to learn that a wildfire had blocked off a 40-mile stretch of trail between him ...

Hikes and walks, guide books or actuality, need not be put on the shelf for the winter. For example, your favorite wooded hike may be sufficiently trod that you can walk it even in snow in sneakers.

Ready for a road trip? The North Cascades Highway —State Route 20 — is reopening at 10 a.m. Friday, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced Wednesday. The scenic highway ...

Notch Brook drops some 1,000 feet from the notch between Greylock and Ragged, including descending 40-feet in a series of cascades in 85 acres of large hemlock trees, practically in downtown North ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation has reopened State Highway 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway, for the 2025 season. The scenic highway passes through North Cascades ...