One of my favorite hikes is to Blue Lake, a popular alpine lake near Washington Pass, off the North Cascades Highway. Calling it a picture-perfect lake meets the trite standard, but it does show ...

(North Cascades) Blue Lake is a long drive but the drive from Marblemount is so spectacular you won’t mind. The hike to Blue Lake is short and easy, and the lake a treat.

North Cascades National Park is a remote area of wilderness tucked into northern Washington ... specifically the changing ...

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 ...

The North Cascades Highway will reopen between Newhalem and the Silver Star gate. ... The Blue Lake fire, which began Aug. 14, has burned more than 260 acres just south of Highway 20.

The Blue Lake Fire burned 1,056 acres and was 31% contained. The fire began Aug. 15 about 20 miles west of Winthrop in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. A cause has not been determined.

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 ...

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 ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation closed the SR 20, also known as North Cascades Highway, between milepost 120 in Newhalem and milepost 171 - approximately 22 miles west of Winthrop.