Saying goodbye…for now
Today is my last day of living at the North Cascades Environmental Learning Center—my home since the spring of 2010 when I started working for North Cascades …
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North Cascades and Mount Rainier National Parks Seek Public Input on Fisher Reintroduction
Sedro Woolley, WA – August 15, 2013 – North Cascades National Park Complex is seeking comments on a proposed plan to reintroduce the Pacific fisher to Mount …
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Long Goodbyes
Five weeks seems like a long time to spend in the North Cascades, but as the final days of my sabbatical from National Parks magazine approached, I …
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Adventure in the Gorge Lake draw-down
Fifty years ago, returning visitors to the Upper Skagit Valley may have asked the question “Where has the river gone?” With the 1961 completion of the 300-foot …
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Tales from the Diablo Divas
Cultural differences, language barriers, scalding heat, strong headwinds, steep climbs, heavy backpacks, illnesses, and injuries were some of the challenges not just overcome but conquered by the …
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New film on glacier monitoring in the North Cascades
We are pleased to share a new film on glacier monitoring produced by our friends in the National Park Service. “Keepers of the Beat” features …
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Rainy Adventure on Ross Lake
We’re back, safe, damp, smelly, and happy. Youth Leadership Adventures staff training 2013 was a success!!! At least that’s what I emailed my mom when I returned …
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A day at the Gravel Pit
I live in a stunning place. On clear days, slate colored mountains capped in white meet blue skies in a crisp line and from there melt into …
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A week in the woods
Scott Kirkwood is editor in chief of National Parks Magazine, a quarterly publication produced by the National Parks Conservation Association, a nonprofit advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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Traversing the Pickets with Kyle Miller
We were thrilled to find this trip report from a traverse across the North Cascades’ remote Picket Range last summer, made by four local splitboarders: Scott Mcallister, Kyle …
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