NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK—The grizzly bear ... On a chilly late October morning, Travis Van Noy and Aurora Potts set out for Thornton Lake, near the remote Picket Range, to retrieve two ...

The North Cascades are among the largest wild areas ... On the west side you have Thornton Lake, which also has Trapper Peak that you can go to, and there's also Diablo Lake, but there's a lot ...

North Cascades, on the other hand, is among the least visited, although that’s partly because some of the most popular areas of the park are actually part of the Ross Lake National Recreation ...

Every summer, Sandy McKean and volunteers lug plastic jugs full of baby trout into the rugged wilderness of North Cascades National Park and plant them in alpine lakes for anglers to catch.

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 ...

North Cascades National Park is a beautiful alpine ... Lastly, hike the demanding trail to Thornton Lake. This 10.5-mile round trip path weaves through forests to reveal one of the park's quietest ...