As of Thursday morning, the North Cascades Highway was closed between ... The second wildfire – named the Blue Lake Fire – is burning just south of SR 20 near Washington Pass.

According to InciWeb, the estimated containment date for the Sourdough and Blue Lake fires is Oct. 1. The North Cascades Highway is the northernmost pass connecting eastern and western Washington.

The North Cascades Highway ... behavior or firefighting mitigation strategies,” the department said. The Blue Lake fire, which began Aug. 14, has burned more than 260 acres just south of ...

Over the other side is Blue Lake, which we recommend as one of the best North Cascades national park hikes mentioned down ...

North Cascades National Park ... animal I saw during my tour was a single mountain goat hanging out near Blue Lake. The park’s peaks are part of the much larger Cascade Range, which stretches ...

Join Alice to explore the North Cascades National Park. Full of glacier lakes and rugged peaks, Alice explores some of the park's best trails from family friendly options like Blue Lake to ...

The crown jewel of Washington State’s Cascade Mountains, North Cascades National Park ... blazing in the heart of the park, the smaller Blue Lake Fire is burning in the National Forest along ...

The top 5 national parks, as shown in Lake.com’s survey, include: North Cascades: A large blue lake surrounded by forest and snowy mountains in Washington with over 500,000 acres to explore ...

You can reach Shane by emailing [email protected] Three climbers died in a fall while descending a steep gulley in an area near North ... Cascade Mountains, Washington. A general view of ...

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