The North Mountain Fire Outlook is perched on a beautiful summit with 360 degree views into the Cascade Mountain range and forests. From the roads and trails leading up, you can see Mount Baker, Mount Shuksan, Glacier Peak, and even the Olympic Mountains, among many others. Once at […]
The cross-country skiing options around the Lake Wenatchee area have a lot to offer skiers of all varieties. Lake Wenatchee State Park provides a good groomed network that skims by pretty views of lake, river, and mountains. Directly from there, a network of trails connect to the Kahler […]
The Stevens Pass ski resort has a Nordic Center with ski rentals, small cafe, and the entrance to a fun trail system of beginner, intermediate, and advanced cross-country ski trails. Most trails parallel each other out in the same general direction and also have frequent shortcuts between them. […]
The Lake Ann Trail is a fun way to skirt around a steep mountainside, go through colorful fall meadows, and end up at a pretty mountain lake cirque after seeing a pika or bear. It is located in the Okanogan National Forest of the Cascade Mountains, accessible from mountain […]
The trail to Blue Lake is pretty any time of year, rising up through forests and surrounded by craggy Cascade Mountain peaks. In the fall season, it is even better. Bright yellow golden larch trees line the ridges, showing off their unusual coniferous fall color change. Below […]
Diablo Lake is a beautiful lake along mountain highway 20, formed between two electricity-generating dams. The lake has intense colors at different times of day and seasons, sometimes dependent upon the amount of glacial flour mixed into the water from higher up. A wide open overlook is easily […]
There are many great cross-country skiing options within a half hour drive north of picturesque Leavenworth, including many easy and fun trails in the Plain and Lake Wenatchee State Park areas. Trail systems are inter-connected for longer out & back or loop options, as well. Most of the […]