My North Cascades Story Archives
Each month we showcase someone's favorite place or special experience in the North Cascades. Read past My North Cascades Stories below.
My North Cascades Story - My outdoor education
My outdoor education
By Ingunn Markiewicz
I had spent the summer months feeling inferior to my mountaineering peers, wondering where I was headed with my outdoor education. My term as a climbing student had
ended abruptly as I was clinging to an outdoor climbing wall in Spanaway, Washington - I was, it turned out, absolutely terrified of heights. Gone were my dreams of summiting Mount Baker. I would never scale the forbidding spires of the Picket Range.
My North Cascades Story - A North Cascades Winter Wonderland
A North Cascades Winter Wonderland
By Holly Werran, photographer
It was a beautiful moonlit evening in April, the first possible day the North Cascades opened to traffic after the winter. We pulled out our snowshoes and loaded the trees, generator, lights and cameras on two sleds and packed into the Washington Pass overlook to see Liberty Bell for the first time that year.
My North Cascades Story - Skiing in Hi-Definition
Skiing in Hi-Definition
By Mark Langley
After a long, dark, dreary, Western Washington winter (and spring), Memorial Day weekend represents the promise of the coming summer: barbecues, picnics, and if we're lucky there maybe even some sunshine. It is also frequently my biggest ski weekend of the season. See, I am a backcountry skier, and some of the finest backcountry skiing – and most spectacular scenery – anywhere can be found in the North Cascades in the spring. When the skies clear, the views of the peaks, ridges, and valleys of the North Cascades are dramatically defined by white snow, dark rock, and luscious spring green. This is true hi-def.
My North Cascades Story - On My Bucket List
On My Bucket List
By Kitty Craig, North Cascades Program Manager for The Wilderness Society
Being born and raised on Puget Sound in a water-loving family, our adventures into the North Cascades were limited as a kid...
My North Cascades Story - Surrounded By What We Love, We Produce Coffee That You Will Love
Surrounded By What We Love, We Produce Coffee That You Will Love
By Lori Loomis
Owner, Backcountry Coffee Roasters
Winthrop Resident
In September 2001 my husband, Bob and I set out to escape to the North Cascades for a week long vacation.
My North Cascades Story - A Nooksack Reception
A Nooksack Reception
By Rich Bowers
Northwest Coordinator, Hydropower Reform Coalition
Bellingham resident, hiker and paddler
My first introduction to the Nooksack River was in February 2001, a few days before our family made a decision to move from the Washington DC area to Washington state. After a few days of looking for a new home in Bellingham, we decided to follow the river up the Mt. Baker Highway and see what our new watershed might offer.
My North Cascades Story - Escape to Sunny Methow Valley
Escape to Sunny Methow Valley
By Gregg Bafundo, Trout Unlimited
Well it’s been raining in Seattle for something like four months now and while all that water is what makes our Northwest so amazing, sometimes a person just needs to get away from it all. You might ask, “Where can I go for a long weekend to enjoy the sun and snow?” How about the Methow Valley?
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