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Jul 19, 2012
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Try This Trail: Melakwa Lake
Trail Name: Melakwa Lake Rating: difficult Distance: 9 miles round trip Perhaps if more hikers knew that "melakwa" is Chinook jargon for "mosquito," they’d shy away from this alpine lake near...
By Craig Romano
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Jun 25, 2012
Trails
Try This Trail: Ed’s Trail on Silver Star Mountain
Trail Name: Ed’s Trail on Silver Star Mountain Rating: Difficult Distance: 5 miles round trip The four-volcano view from Silver Star near Vancouver, WA, is stellar; so is the vista over the...
By Craig Romano
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May 18, 2012
Trails
Try This Trail: Saddle Rock
Trail Name: Saddle Rock Rating: Moderate Distance: 3 miles round trip It’s time to get back in, er, on the saddle. Saddle Mountain is the prominent and iconic Wenatchee Foothills peak that...
By Craig Romano
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Apr 9, 2012
Trails
Try This Trail: Old Mount Si
Trail Name: Old Mount Si Trail Rating: Difficult Distance: 6 miles round trip The main trail up Mount Si is kind of like I-5 at rush hour; it’s very crowded but it’s a very useful route....
By Allison Williams
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Mar 22, 2012
Trails
Try This Trail: Heybrook Ridge
Trail Name: Heybrook Ridge Difficulty: Moderate Distance: 2.5 miles round trip Let’s hear it for the volunteers. They rallied to save this chunk of forest outside Index, about 30 minutes this...
By Allison Williams
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Nov 21, 2011
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IslandWood on Bainbridge Hosts Hiking Day
After Thanksgiving, make a single stop to entertain your family and work off the turkey. IslandWood’s 255-acre woodland property on Bainbridge Island opens to the public Saturday for Afternoon on...
By Allie Oosta
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Aug 15, 2011
Trails
Skip Hiking and Join a Trail Crew
Before this weekend, I used to appreciate the work that goes into maintaining Washington’s mighty trail system…in theory. Then I spent a day on one of Washington Trails Association’s volunteer...
By Allison Williams
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Jun 30, 2011
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Does Snow on the Trail Get You (to Fall) Down?
Snow? Still? It’s almost July! This year’s late-melting snowpack has been endangering hikers across the Northwest, including one badly hurt woman at Denny Creek this weekend. There’s still snow...
By Allison Williams
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