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Hiking Indian Heaven

Hiking Indian Heaven Wilderness, Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Photo by Andrew Engelson.

Mt Rainier from Crystal Peak

Mount Rainier from Crystal Peak. Photo by Joe Buoy.

Box missing on Mailbox

The famed mailbox atop Mailbox Peak has disappeared. Photo by Shadow.

Pineapple Express

 

I-5 Closed

Mobile truck announcing closure of I-5 near Centralia. Officials anticipate the 20-mile stretch of highway will be closed until Friday. Photo courtesty WSDOT.

Ferry County ORV Routes

Map of ORV routes (in red) approved by Ferry County commissioners . The green route is a proposed rail-trail and the Kettle Crest is located in the center of the map, in the Colville NF. Map courtesy Ferry County Rail Trail.

Bill Longwell

Bill Longwell, a founding member of the Issaquah Alps Trail Club, helped design the trail systems on Tiger and Squak Mountain in the Cascades foothills. He passed away Nov. 28 at the age of 71.

Quinault Road damage

 

St Helens camp

 

Charity Navigator

 

Muir snowfield larger

 

Hiker Lobbyist

 

Harvey Statue

 

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tatoosh & flowers

 

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Gothic Basin by Randall Hodges

Baker Backpacker

 

Green Festival logo

 

Lower Crab Creek

 

YouTube WTA

 

Scorpion Mt

 

Goat Mountain Trail

The view from the Goat Mountain Trail. Photo by Susan Saul.

Oyster Dome

 

Fragrance Lake Trail

The Fragrance Lake Trail winds through old-growth cedar before reaching the lake.

Mount Ellinor Chute

 

Glacier Peak from Cloudy Pass

 

Building Turnpike

 

Hiker on Muir Snowfield

 

metro bus

 

Freezer Bag Cooking

Sarah Kirkconnell (left) and a fellow trail diva demonstrate the concepts of Freezer Bag Cooking at TrailsFest in 2007. Sarah will share recipes, techniques, and tasty samples when her workshop returns to TrailsFest 2008, at 11am. Photo by Damien Murphy.

Rachel Lake Snow

 

Adams Fire

 

Pratt River Trail

 

Kendall Katwalk

 

Fire in the Entiats. Photo by David Weir

 

Fire in the Entiats. Photo by David Weir

 

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OR Agnes

 

The Way In Poster

 

Family and Rainier

 

Kids Hiking Wonderland Trail

 

Snow Bowl Hut

 

Snow Bowl Hut Burned

 

Grizzly-Wolf Video

 

Enchantment Larches

 

Young Ira Spring

 

Ira Spring Mountain

 

Wilderness visit statistics

 

Boots on Table Mountain

 

Peter Goldmark

 

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Raul Grijalva

 

Ski Interlaken

 

Mount St Helens Nonmotorized Map

 

Hiker Lobby Day 2008

 

Pamela Almli

 

Mount Si view

 

Lake Easton State Park by Deb Casso

Lake Easton State Park. Photo by Deb Casso

Trailhead shooting gallery

Shot-up computer monitors litter a trailhead. Irresponsible shooting causes resource damage and can threaten other Forest visitors.

Dog picking up trash

 

Tom Sparacio

 

Dennis Arntzen

 

Mount Si Additions Map

 

Taylor River Bridge Out

 

Off-road Motorcycles

Two off-road motorcyclists on the Alder Ridge Trail in the Entiat Ranger District. The Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is considering expanding its motorized trail system, and WTA is working to ensure these plans don't happen at the expense of hiking opportunities. Photo by Karl Forsgaard.

Mount Pilchuck Road

 

Boulder River Falls

 

Greenway map

Map of the Mountains To Sound Greenway from Puget Sound to the eastern crest of the Cascades. Click on map to enlarge. Courtesy Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust.

Day Hiking Central Cascades

 

PCT White to Suiattle

The PCT north of the Suiattle Crossing. Photo by Dave Morgan

Balsamroot Cleman Mt.

Balsamroot in bloom at Cleman Mountain. Photo by trip report poster "the skinny."

Rainier from Burroughs

Mount Rainier from Third Burroughs Mountain. The main north-south highway in Mount Rainier National Park is scheduled to open May 12. Photo by Charles Ardary.

Big Cedars

Old-growth cedars on the Big Beaver Trail in North Cascades National Park. Photo by trip report poster Tortoise.

Guyot Sippy

 

Hood Canal Bridge repair

 

Pamela Almli

Hiker Pamela Almli was shot and killed by a young hunter while hiking the Sauk Mountain Trail in August 2008. On June 1, the teen who shot her was found guilty of second degree manslaughter. Photo by Lois Peterson.

Mount Si View

Pausing to take in breathtaking views atop the summit of Mount Si, which is managed by DNR. By Deborah Richardson.

NTD Glacier Basin

 

Brian Baird NTD

 

Brian Baird NTD

 

Indian Head Peak from the Pacific Crest Trail

Indian Head Peak from the Pacific Crest Trail. Photo by Jonathan Toren

Panther Creek Fire

A 123-acre fire is currently burning near Panther Creek in North Cascades National Park. Photo courtesy InciWeb.

Baker from Yellow Aster

Mount Baker from Yellow Aster Butte. The Mount Baker Highway is a great place do a soft beds-and-day-hikes adventure.

Bruce on Adams Summit

 

Jarvis award presentation

Jon Jarvis (right) and Mike Tollefson, Yosemite National Park Superintendent, present the NPS Superior Service Award to Park Historian James Snyder. Photo by Raye Santos/NPS

Lunney and Baird

WTA Executive Director and Congressman Brian Baird National Trails Day in Southwest Washington. Congressman Baird just announced $6.2 million in stimulus funding for Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

Packing in a Weeklong

Many of WTA's weeklong work parties are supported by stock. Here, mules pack in tools and provisions.

Kendall Katwalk by I-Wei Feng

Kendall Katwalk by I-Wei Feng

Steve Payne on Trail by Janet Lindquist Griswold

Steve Payne on Trail by Janet Lindquist Griswold

exped tent

 

OR Sombrero

 

Deuter Futura

 

TAR dry sack

 

MSR ewing

 

exofficio hat

 

Innate bottle

 

Ingunn Markiewicz

 

Ella

 

W Wheeler

 

AnneM

 

R Lavigne

 

Myk

 

Hike-a-Thonners

 

Secretary Vilsack

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack gives a National Forest Policy address at Seattle's Seward Park.

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lemah Mountain From Spectacle Lake

Spectacle Lake and Lemah Mountain are off the table for hiking until the Lemah Fire dies down and the Okanogan-Wenatchee can assess trail damage and lingering hazards--such as falling trees. Photo by Rich Wheeler

Gateway Bridge

The Gateway Bridge, which takes hikers to the Middle Fork Trail, will be off-limits until the Snoqualmie Ranger District completes repairs to the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Road. Photo by Robert Michelson

munchhaus

Traditional post-climbing sausage at the Munchen Haus, by Laurel Fan via Flickr.

Columbia Peak

Columbia Peak, seen from the Twin Lakes Trail, looms over the Monte Cristo minesite. Photo by Mark Ronin Rovetta

Sol Duc

Sol Duc falls in Olympic National Park. Visitors to Olympic National Park increased by 10 per cent in the first eight months of the year. Photo by Shane Hacker

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Wallace Falls

Wallace Falls is a favorite year-round hiking destination. Wallace Falls State Park might have been mothballed had the legislature not provided new revenue for State Parks last session. Photo by Jonathan Guzzo