My North Cascades Story
Criminal to Wait So Long
By Natalie Champ, The Wilderness Society
While I’ve lived in the Pacific Northwest for the past three years, it was only last week that I first ventured out into the North Cascades for a day hike along the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Trail. I admit: it was criminal for me to wait so long to enjoy all the lush natural offerings the North Cascades have to offer. In my defense, I was suckered by the Pacific Northwest mythos of vast, untamable wilderness tackled only by the most avid of outdoors enthusiasts.
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A bill in Congress would overturn a court order to remove the historic Green Mountain lookout.
March 4, 2013
By Gale Fiege, Herald Writer
DARRINGTON -- Lawmakers are pushing to protect the Green Mountain forest fire lookout and establish federal wild-and-scenic status for Illabot Creek, both in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
The North Cascades
Did You Know?
Did you know that over 150 miles of the Skagit River and its tributaries ? the Sauk, Suiattle and Cascade Rivers is designated as the Skagit Wild and Scenic River system?
Hike of the Month
Heybrook Lookout -
Hike to an historic lookout tower and soak in the views of the Wild Sky Wilderness Area.
