The Cascade Mountains in Washington offer some of the most beautiful and varied hiking experiences in the Pacific Northwest. Whether you’re looking for peaceful forest trails, alpine lakes, or ...

Easy Pass Trail in the North Cascades offers bursts of autumn color with the bright gold yellow of larches, the only conifers with needles that change color. The 7 mile-hike is strenuous, with an ...

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 ...

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 ...