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Washington's North Cascades Highway will officially reopen to drivers in May, giving broader access to the national park known as the "American Alps" for those looking to make day trips or do some hiking. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced over social media that the freshly plowed highway would reopen on Wednesday, May 5 with the gates east of Newhalem and west of Mazama opening promptly at 1 p.m. The department...

North Cascades Highway to reopen Wednesday Crews began removing snow from the roadway in early April. Those who want to attend the gate opening are asked to physically distance and wear a mask. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 10:13 AM PDT May 4, 2021 MOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Editor's note: The above video is from previous reporting on the conditions necessary to reopen State Route 20 from March 2019.  The North Cascades Highway, otherwise known as State Route 20, is set to reopen Wednesday, May 5, after a months-long closure. The gate will open at 1 p.m. The Was...

Bike Hugger What a Winter That Was 2021 What a winter that was. And, before the last drifts of snow melt away, I wanted to share a few fat biking photos. If ever there was a year in which we really needed a long, lovely, winter — 2020-2021 was it. It offered endless opportunities for outdoor activity. Riding the trails at Loyd’s Ranch. Into a stoke so good on the back side of Meanderthal. I thought the squeaking brakes were birds chirping as I rode past Where I rode, it was a record-setting year in terms of snowfall, grooming, users, and circumstance. From the early first flakes in Novem...

Sunday 8:12 a.m. — A caller in the 2000 block of Nevada City Highway reported a woman in her early 30s banging on people’s windows in the parking lot, dancing, and talking to herself. 8:27 a.m. — A caller near Butler Street and Cadden Drive reported seeing a suspicious individual in a tan jacket taking photographs of a neighbor’s residence. 12:55 p.m. — A caller from Pleasant Street called police to report a male subject behaving suspiciously outside of her residence. The caller said that she has heard the prowler outside for the last several nights from her upstairs apartment. 1:46...

Annual clearing of North Cascades Highway begins this week April 5, 2021 at 12:56 pm The team stops on SR 20 at Washington Pass for the spring assessment March 17, 2021. (WSDOT/Flickr) The spring clearing of the North Cascades Highway begins this week, after being closed since November 2020 due to the risk of avalanche and snow. The Washington State Department of Transportation refers to this annual clearing as a “telltale sign of spring in the Pacific Northwest.” State Route 20 is the northernmost route across the Cascade Mountain Range in Washington state, commonly r...