Wenatchee, a secluded town smack in the center of the state, on the Cascades’ dry sunny side, is best known to outsiders (if it’s known at all) as the apple-growing capital of the world. But to ...

Lake Wenatcheee State Park, a favored camping place on the east slope of the Cascades, has been closed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. The emergency closure, just before the ...