The amount of forest with problems is only a small fraction of the overall 22 million acres state officials looked at, but it ...

14. Blue Lake Trail . Distance: 4.6 miles. Type of Trail: Out & Back. Difficulty: Moderate. Blue Lake sits high, high up in ...

Or park at the Ross Dam trailhead and hike down a steep trail to Ross Dam, where you can pick up a lonely telephone hotline to Ross Lake Resort. Someone will shuttle you via a motorboat ($2/person) to ...

This lake lizard marvels at Montana, is inspired by Idaho, ogles all that Oregon blue, but keeps going to the ultimate wonder: Washington. Lake Crescent, Ross Lake, Lake Whatcom — much like ...

Created in 1968, North Cascades National Park encompasses some 505,000 acres, with another 118,000 in adjacent Ross Lake National Recreation Area and 62,000 in Lake Chelan National Recreation Area.

Campsites: 58 on Ross Lake; 7 on Diablo Lake Tip: If you don’t want to deal with the rigamarole of a Ross Lake expedition, Colonial Creek Campground on the shores of Diablo Lake is a car campground ...

Ross Lake can only be reached by road on its north end in B.C. Paddlers can launch a kayak or canoe in at Colonial Creek ...

NEAR DIABLO LAKE, Wash. — A 51-mile stretch of State Route 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway, is closed due to two wildfires burning in the area. A section of the highway was already ...

In 2022, hydropower was responsible for two-thirds of the energy we use to light our homes and businesses here in Washington. But climate change is making hydropower less reliable these days.

NEAR DIABLO LAKE, Wash. — State Route 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway, has been closed again due to wildfire activity. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT ...