Hiking
Outdoors talks planned at Gold Basin campground
A series of talks are scheduled to learn about ways to enjoy summer weekends at the Gold Basin Campground Amphitheater.The campground is less than three miles east of the Verlot Public Service Center on the Mountain Loop Highway. Each presentation is free and open to the public.
Date: 05/26/2012 | Life
Lots to do this spring for nature lovers
Interpretive walks, Monte Cristo stewards, Weed Watchers, campground openings and hot property are samples of what's happening this spring in the outdoors.
Date: 05/12/2012 | Life
Traveling doesn’t have to mean vacation from workouts
When summer is in sight, it's easy to suddenly remember the New Year's resolutions that have gone by the wayside. Instead of packing only coverups and sun hats for your impending vacations, how about some workout clothes?
Date: 05/12/2012 | Life
New Forest Service official focused on stewardship
EVERETT -- For the first time in its 100-year history, the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is under the leadership of a woman.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Local News
Lost hikers airlifted off Mount Pilchuck
VERLOT -- A Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue helicopter was being used Sunday evening to bring three stranded hikers on Mount Pilchuck to safety.
Date: 04/29/2012 | Local News
Permit needed for Half Dome hike
Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, an iconic visual representing the American West, is famous for many reasons. Many of us grew up seeing Half Dome memorialized in the black-and-white photographs of Ansel Adams.
Date: 04/28/2012 | Life
Dead birds offer learning opportunity for researchers
It's sad to watch dead birds wash up on ocean beaches, birds that were so full of life a short time ago now battered and bedraggled in the sand and stones.It may be small consolation, but those birds can give up facts in death.
Date: 04/21/2012 | Life
Group nears goal to save island in San Juans
A $6.4 million calculated gamble in December by San Juan Preservation Trust has, at least temporarily, preserved uninhabited Vendovi Island in the San Juans.
Date: 04/14/2012 | Life
Get the scoop on John Muir Trail at Lynnwood REI
Have you dreamed of backpacking along California's famed John Muir Trail?You can learn about the beautiful trail that winds along the spine of the Sierra Nevada for more than 200 miles at a free talk at Alderwood's REI store Tuesday evening.
Date: 03/31/2012 | Life
State parks depend on volunteers to survive
If our state parks can survive in a recognizable form in this economic miasma, we can thank the volunteers.
Date: 03/31/2012 | Life
On the whale's trail
Project highlights places to watch whales from the shore
Date: 03/30/2012 | Life
Hiker drank sweat, rain to survive in mountains
HONOLULU -- A Honolulu hiker says he drank sweat and rainwater wrung from his clothes into a bottle during seven days in the mountains.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Nation & World
Volunteers help maintain large new county park
MALTBY -- On a cool winter morning, Brian Crowley and the rest of the volunteer crew headed into the woods to do what they often do on weekends.
Date: 03/20/2012 | Local News
3,097 acres added to conservation area
OLYMPIA -- The state is adding 3,097 acres of forest to its Morning Star Natural Resources Conservation Area.
Date: 03/17/2012 | Local News
Climbing for a cause
Marysville man raising funds to fight breast cancer
Date: 03/16/2012 | Local News
Community Extra: Applause
HONORSNAACP hands out Gala awardsThe Snohomish County Branch of the NAACP Freedom Fund Gala on March 3 was hosted by TV anchor Angela King with a keynote speech by former state Sen. Rosa Franklin.
Date: 03/13/2012 | Local News
Seattle Bike Expo a big draw for spoke folks
It's billed as the largest consumer bike show in the country, a place where fanatical bicyclists mix with others still using training wheels, legends in the sport, top mountain bike professionals, authors, biking coaches, touring companies, a unicycle team and physical therapists making sure your...
Date: 03/10/2012 | Life
Hiker falls to death near North Bend
NORTH BEND -- A King County sheriff's spokeswoman says a hiker is dead after falling about 300 feet at Rattlesnake Lake near North Bend.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Northwest
Join a hike on Camano Island
Lace up those hiking boots and head to the Camano Ridge Forest Preserve for a guided winter walk with the Friends of Camano Island Parks.Hikers will meet at 9:50 a.m. today at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 E. Camano Drive. Look for the blue building next to the tennis courts.
Date: 03/03/2012 | Life
Expo will return to fairgrounds
MONROE -- Snohomish County plans to bring back its spring recreation expo in April for a third straight year.The 2012 event has a new name and an extra day of carnival rides. Admission and parking are free.
Date: 01/24/2012 | Local News
Happy trails, thanks to volunteers
Kudos to the 2,600 Washington Trails Association volunteers who put in 100,000 hours to work on maintaining and improving 153 state trails in 2011.
Date: 01/21/2012 | Life
Go beyond the 10 essentials for safe winter hiking
The Mountaineers have long urged hikers and skiers to carry the
Date: 01/01/2012 | Life
The brandy cure and other hypothermia myths
For the first few decades of my life, I only saw pictures of St. Bernards with a little barrel hung around their necks.
Date: 12/31/2011 | Life
'First Day' hikes at 3 state parks
Enjoy a national tradition on New Year's Day by taking part in a First Day Hike at a Washington state park.
Date: 12/30/2011 | Life
Family sues federal government over girl's death at ice caves
VERLOT -- Lawyers representing the family of a Marysville girl who was killed by a falling chunk of ice in 2010 near the Big Four Ice Caves have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the federal government.
Date: 12/20/2011 | Local News
Amazing clip reshapes opinion about the Internet
I've had a love-hate relationship with the Internet from the beginning.
Date: 12/17/2011 | Life
A view long blocked
Larsen tours Suiattle River Road, which may reopen in 2013
Date: 11/26/2011 | Local News
Zonta Club raises awareness of violence against women
Zonta Club of Everett asks folks to take note that Friday is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The day was proclaimed by the United Nations in 1999.
Date: 11/22/2011 | Local News
Test of endurance
Hiking 2,650 miles: A tale of snow, snakes and other thrills
Date: 10/30/2011 | Sports
Sheriff: Hiker mistakenly shot by Ore. bear hunter
SUBLIMITY, Ore. -- A California member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves was shot and killed in Oregon after authorities say a hunter mistook him for a bear.
Date: 10/22/2011 | Northwest
Snowy winter a boon for Crystal
It might be too much to ask for a snowy winter like the last one that, on many deeply packed slopes, allowed for skiing and snowboarding into spring, and in some places, summer.
Date: 10/22/2011 | Life
Survival Straps are a must-add to your pack for those headed into the wilderness
From dog collar to emergency tourniquet, a new survival tool packs many uses into a tiny package that fits on your wrist.
Date: 10/16/2011 | Sports
Arlington to celebrate closing of Centennial Trail’s ‘gap’ with Saturday event
ARLINGTON -- Chuck and Bea Randall plan to be among other longtime Centennial Trail Coalition members at the dedication Saturday of the final stretch of trail between Arlington and Snohomish.
Date: 10/14/2011 | Local News
Great place to research your mushroom hunt
The Snohomish County Mycological Society's 2011 free mushroom show is Oct. 9, 10 a.m. To 5 p.m., at Floral Hall, Forest Park, Everett. Over 150 species of wild mushroom will be on display, plus cultivation kit sales, T-shirts, books, and arts and crafts sales. There will be mushroom dehydration...
Date: 10/02/2011 | Sports
A vision we can share
Viewpoints: Complete the North Cascades National Park
Date: 09/25/2011 | Commentary
Discover the world of beavers
A fossil found about a week ago in northeast Oregon by Bureau of Land Management employees turned out to be beaver teeth, the earliest evidence of beavers in North America.
Date: 09/24/2011 | Life
Hiker injured on trail near Darrington
DARRINGTON -- A woman was escorted off a trail in the Darrington area on Monday after she was injured while hiking.The woman fell on the trail about 3:30 p.m., about two miles from the Boulder Creek trailhead, officials said. Her injuries weren't believed to be life-threatening.
Date: 09/20/2011 | Local News
Child’s wonderment offers a teachable moment
The little girl ran toward me with a look of pure joy, the urge to share a discovery that was clutched in her fist.Jamming on the brakes, she opened her fingers."See!"Ah, a teachable moment.
Date: 09/17/2011 | Life
Hiker who fell to his death on Pilchuck is identified
VERLOT -- Officials on Thursday identified a man who fell to his death on Mount Pilchuck earlier this week.
Date: 09/08/2011 | Local News
Teen injured on trail near Granite Falls
GRANITE FALLS -- A 15-year-old boy hurt while hiking Monday was flown by Snohomish County Search and Rescue helicopter to Granite Falls.
Date: 09/07/2011 | Local News
Zip-A-Dee-Ya-Hoo
Tour a historic Camano Island farm on zip lines (video)
Date: 09/06/2011 | Local News
3 hikes to see the wildflowers
Better late than never.As the snow at the high Alpine levels in the Cascades is finally melting away, wildflowers enthusiasts can get to the meadows and see the annual show of colors.
Date: 08/28/2011 | Life
Still time to retreat with a writer
Summer is winding down, and you've already missed seminars on reptiles and amphibians, the sagebrush steppes, wildflowers, birding, maps and journals, corvids, butterflies, weaving and dragonflies.But the North Cascades Institute calendar still has a few opportunities in a beautiful setting.
Date: 08/27/2011 | Life
Woman tackles climb to support health for Indians
Rhonda Neufang used to step on a scale backwards. During doctor visits, she couldn't stand to see how much she weighed.At her heaviest, the Monroe woman may have tipped the scale at more than 193 pounds. She's not sure. After her weight hit 193, she said, "I didn't look."
Date: 08/21/2011 | Local News
Hiker injured near Spada Lake
SULTAN -- A hiker received non-life threatening head injuries and some bumps and scratches after falling in the Spada Lake trail area.
Date: 08/20/2011 | Local News
Search and rescue crew aid hikers in two incidents
DARRINGTON -- Snohomish County Search and Rescue crews went out twice Monday to help hikers in trouble.Two men and a 17-year-old boy were reported overdue from a hike in the Skagit County area north of Darrington, Snohomish County sheriff's spokeswoman Rebecca Hover said.
Date: 08/16/2011 | Local News
New Columbia River Gorge outlook near Washougal
WASHOUGAL -- Hikers have a new trail and overlook that gives them a panoramic view of the Columbia River Gorge from Cape Horn at Washougal.KGW reported it was once the site of a million-dollar mansion. It was purchased in 2006 by Friends of the Columbia Gorge and torn down.
Date: 08/11/2011 | Northwest
High-elevation hikers still stymied by snow
The calendar says Aug. 6, but for high-elevation hikers it might as well be March. "Some higher passes, especially with snow on the north slopes, very likely won't be open this season," said trails coordinator Gary Paull, the go-to guy for information on Darrington Ranger District trails.
Date: 08/06/2011 | Life
Crews rescue 2 lost hikers near Gold Bar
GOLD BAR -- Two men were rescued from the Reiter Pit area near Gold Bar on Wednesday night after they got lost while hiking.
Date: 08/04/2011 | Local News
Without volunteers, no searches or rescues
Sheriff's Sgt. Danny Wikstrom can't say enough about Snohomish County's search-and-rescue volunteers."These folks love the outdoors, they love people and they want to serve," Wikstrom said. "They live and breathe their motto, 'So others may live.'"
Date: 07/24/2011 | Need to Know
Enjoy magnificent views and pleasant hikes at Moran State Park
It's been that kind of summer. The weather is changing faster than Michael Pineda's fastball; children play barefoot on the beach while parents in parkas huddle over grills.
Date: 07/23/2011 | Life
Don't let snakes rattle you
Smooth scales or keeled scales, uniformly colored or blotched, crossbanded or striped, slithering reptiles almost always stop us in our tracks.
Date: 07/16/2011 | Life
Dreary days cooler than human BBQ weather
Ah, rain in the middle of July.Folks dabbing brows in Phoenix, Ariz., may not even know, because it doesn't rate national press, that summer has been unusually mild and great for rock hunting in Western Washington.
Date: 07/15/2011 | Local News
Yellowstone won't cull grizzly that killed hiker
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park authorities will not try to capture a female grizzly that killed a backcountry hiker because the bruin was trying to defend its cubs when it was surprised by the man, a spokesman said Thursday.
Date: 07/07/2011 | Nation & World
'Everybody wins'
Even developer pleased about Roesiger land sale for park
Date: 07/07/2011 | Local News
Grizzly kills hiker at Yellowstone National Park
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A grizzly bear killed a man who was hiking with his wife in Yellowstone National Park's backcountry after the couple apparently surprised the female bear and its cubs on Wednesday, park officials said.
Date: 07/06/2011 | Nation & World
Hiker's body recovered near Leavenworth
LEAVENWORTH— A 21-year-old hiker who died on Aasgard Pass southwest of Leavenworth has been identified as Julia A. Rutherford of Eatonville.
Date: 07/04/2011 | Northwest
Tick, tick, tick ... Attack bloodsucking time bombs right away
They were sucking my blood. Crawling on my skin. Hiding in my hair. Clinging to my clothes. It was the worse tick attack in my life.
Date: 07/02/2011 | Life
Learn about Cascades on easy hikes
Take an easy guided hike on Saturdays and Sundays, now through Sept. 4, at Snoqualmie Pass and learn something about the history, plants and animals of the Cascades.
Date: 06/28/2011 | Life
Parks no longer free
Starting July 1, you'll have to pay to visit state parks
Date: 06/23/2011 | Local News
Plenty of other things to do in Wenatchee
If you want to spend a little more time in Wenatchee, there's much more to do than going to Ohme Gardens.OutdoorsThere are hiking and biking trails, many starting right in town and leading you along the Columbia River or into the Cascade foothills.
Date: 06/18/2011 | Life
Sunrise, White River Campground still closed at Mount Rainier
Two popular spots at Mount Rainier won't be available for visitors until July.Parks employees on Friday released photos that explain why: deep snow.The Sunrise Area and the White River Campground on the northeast side of the mountain remain closed.
Date: 06/17/2011 | Local News
Hiker spooked by aggressive mountain goat
SHELTON -- A hiker says he was spooked by a run-in with an aggressive mountain goat on Washington's Olympic Peninsula near Lake Cushman. Jim Decker was hiking on the Mount Rose Trail in Mason County on Tuesday evening. He'd been hiking with his wife but they became separated.
Date: 06/16/2011 | Northwest
Lake Roesiger property once seen as a mini-city will now be a 2,900-acre park
LAKE ROESIGER -- The state Department of Natural Resources got the green light Tuesday to buy almost 2,900 acres of rural timberland that a developer until recently had eyed as a site for a mini-city.
Date: 06/08/2011 | Local News
Volunteer to help out on Mount Baker-area trails
Mountain steward volunteers are needed this summer on the Mount Baker-area trail systems.
Date: 06/04/2011 | Life
Take summer reading outdoors
I hope that your summer reading lists includes a few outdoors and nature books.Photographer Jerry Kobalenko is a traveler who believes that feeling small and insignificant in the Arctic makes the world larger and that much more wonderful.
Date: 06/04/2011 | Life
Opportunities
Run: Register for annual Berry RunThis year's Strawberry Festival Berry Run is planned for June 11.The one-mile run and walk is scheduled to start at 8 a.m., and a 5K run is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. at The Plant Farm in Smokey Point.
Date: 06/02/2011 | Local News
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