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Backpacker presents the best hikes in Washington. From dayhikes to overnights, Backpacker's experts explore the best trails in Washington.

At these creekside, shorefront, and mountaintop spots, the views are so gorgeous that you may never want to go to sleep.

Hikers need to stop trampling trailside flora in pursuit of “the shot.”

A white Christmas in the Willamette Valley is a possibility heading into a week of active weather across western Oregon.

Cascade River Road in North Cascades closed due to storm damage The road is closed to all traffic at milepost 20, three miles before the trailhead. Park staff are working to remove hikers and vehicles beyond the closure. Credit: NPS Photo/Steven Sigala Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 4:25 PM PDT August 4, 2021 SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. — Cascade River Road in North Cascades National Park is closed after sustaining a significant amount of damage from storms on Tuesday,...

With America reopening, it’s high time to hit the road. See some of the country’s greatest parks, grasslands, and trails on these handpicked routes.

Remembering Karen Stolz (1955-2021) Karen Stolz guiding on the North Face of Pitchoff, Adirondacks, 2015. [Photo] R.L. Stolz, Vertical Perspectives Photography A bright light in the Adirondacks went out on April 1 with the passing of Karen Stolz from pancreatic cancer. She was 65. Karen co-owned Alpine Adventures with her husband R.L., and she was one of the earliest and longest-serving female guides in the region. "Karens professional mountain guiding career started in 1982 when we ran a smal...

Introducing Washingtons national parks Lonely Planet Editors 26 February 2021 Washington is blessed with some of the most rugged, diverse scenery in the lower 48 states. With snow capped peaks rarely seen on this scale outside Alaska, ragged coasts strewn with timber stripped by the waves, pin-drop quiet forests, and active stratovolcanoes right in the backyard of the Evergreen States major metros, theres nowhere else quite like it. So it should come as no surprise that Washington is home to th...

The Best Outdoor Adventures in America Right Now By Jen Murphy © Mick Kelley We all crave these days what Thoreau called "the tonic of wilderness": vast space, no people, plenty to see and soak up. Heres where to find it in the USA. Henry David Thoreau, the American naturalist and philosopher, called our desire for big nature "the tonic of wilderness." We sure all need it now. Below are 21 great outdoor adventures—on the East coast, the West coast, the Midwest, and the Sout...