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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

North Cascades National Park, two hours northeast of Seattle, is one of three national parks in Washington, and the least known. The other two – Mount Rainier and Olympic – are among the most visited ...

A section of major cross-state highway that closed earlier this month because of a wildfire in Washington state’s North Cascades National Park will reopen Wednesday. The Washington state Department of ...

While there are plenty of awe-inspiring national parks around the country, there are a couple that an more underrated than most. Washington's "Mini Patagonia", aka North Cascades National Park, is one ...

SEATTLE — A fire ban will go into effect on Thursday across a large area in the North Cascades region, according to the National Park Service. "Campfires or the ignition of wood, briquettes, or any ...

State Route 20, also known as the North Cascades Highway, reopened Wednesday morning after closing last week due to the Sourdough Fire burning nearby. The Washington State Department of Transportation ...

They call it the American Alps, and after spending a few days exploring it, I get why. North Cascades National Park is one of the most beautiful and least visited parks in the country. Jagged peaks ...

SEATTLE – Visiting a national park in Washington while enjoying a modicum of solitude has become a logistical feat: This summer, Mount Rainier National Park requires timed-entry reservations for ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — A hiker was found "alive and well" in North Cascades National Park a month after he was reported missing. The Whatcom County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) was notified Aug. 3 by the ...

It’s been nearly 30 years since the last time anyone spotted a grizzly bear in Washington State’s North Cascades National Park. Though grizzlies roamed the region’s forests for thousands of years, ...

NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK — Three climbers from suburban Seattle were killed in a fall over the weekend in North Cascades National Park, sheriff’s officials said. Sheriff’s personnel and county ...