Larch lookers who are expecting to travel east on State Route 20 to enjoy the scenic vistas of Washington and Rainy Passes should consider themselves warned: some trailhead parking areas will be ...

North Cascades National Park is a must-visit destination for many traveling to the Pacific Northwest, and this small ...

For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined ...

Known as the 'American Alps,' North Cascades National Park showcases spectacular alpine trails and lakes in Washington.

What North Cascades National Park lacks in full-service lodges, grandiose visitors centers, and name-brand attractions, it makes up for with breathtaking biological diversity, vast vertical relief ...

Climate change is melting glaciers and causing them to retreat all around the world. And you can now see that happening in the views of Mount Rainier, said glaciologist Mauri Pelto. He said this ...

The North Cascades ecosystem is roughly 9,800 square miles, which is larger than the state of New Jersey, and home to some of the most intact wildlands in the contiguous U.S., according to the ...

The once-dominant mammals have not been seen in North Cascades National Park or nearby wildlands in Washington state since one was spotted west of Glacier Peak in 1996, according to the U.S. Fish ...

Those are coastal bears. The grizzlies in the North Cascades plan would be descendants of inland animals — omnivores with largely plant-based diets. Grizzlies, though, are opportunistic foragers.

The recovery goal for the North Cascades is a population of 200 bears. Reaching that level could take 60 to 100 years, according to the environmental analysis, because grizzlies are among the ...

The four men, who have not been identified, fell nearly 200 feet at around 11:30 a.m. PDT, on Sunday, in the area of North Early Winters Spire off of State Route 20 in the North Cascades.