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Spring starter for the Issaquah Alps
Local hiking expert Karen Sykes says you may never get around to hiking all the trails in the Issaquah Alps, but the Squak Access Trail is a good place to start, especially in spring.
THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008
Black Canyon is a bright spot for birds and flowers
Karen Sykes: Local hiking expert Karen Sykes joins a group of Mountaineers to travel east of the mountains in search of sun in the shrub steppe country of Black Canyon.
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008
Hike of the Week: Solitude in Tiger's woods?
Local hiking expert Karen Sykes says that if you have a map and a good imagination, it's possible to find solitude while hiking on Tiger Mountain, where the outdoor masses gather.
THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2008
Set out for the open country
Karen Sykes: Local hiking expert Karen Sykes explores Ancient Lakes and Dusty Lake.
| HIKE ARCHIVE (By county) |
Also: Mt. Rainier | Olympic Peninsula | Oregon | B.C. | News & Features
| CHELAN COUNTY |
| CLALLAM COUNTY |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY |
| GRANT COUNTY |
| ISLAND COUNTY |
| JEFFERSON COUNTY |
| KING COUNTY |
| KITSAP COUNTY |
| KITTITAS COUNTY |
| MASON COUNTY |
| MOUNT RAINIER AND VICINITY |
| OKANAGAN COUNTY |
| OLYMPIC PENINSULA |
| PACIFIC COUNTY |
| PEND OREILLE COUNTY |
| PIERCE COUNTY |
Camp Sheppard (May 10, 2001)
Carbon Glacier
Carbon River Road
Dege Peak (August 22, 2002)
Grand Park
Greenwater Lakes
Mount Fremont
Norse Peak Trail (August 8, 2002)
Skookum Flats Trail (June 13, 2002)
| SAN JUAN COUNTY |
| SKAGIT COUNTY |
| SKAMANIA COUNTY |
| SNOHOMISH COUNTY |
| THURSTON COUNTY |
| WHATCOM COUNTY |
| YAKIMA COUNTY |
| OREGON |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA |
| TRAIL NEWS & FEATURES |
A brief history of Snoqualmie Falls (Feb. 6, 2003)
Hiking in the wet season can be exhilarating (Dec. 26, 2002)
Book Review: Forget the title, it's about trail-walking (Dec. 26, 2002)
Book Review: At last, a climbing book for scramblers (Nov. 7, 2002)
Access to two major trailheads on Olympic Peninsula still in doubt (Nov. 7, 2002)
Breezing along a backwoods trail (Oct. 31, 2002)
Book Review: A well-groomed guide to hiking with dogs (August 22, 2002)
Packing light: Explore the Olympic Peninsula without breaking your back (August 8, 2002)
Book Review: This guidebook fails to blaze a trail for hard-core hikers (May 30, 2002)
Book Review: It's hard to justify new trail guide's existence (May 23, 2002)
Book Review: The hikes are not for the designer-boot set (May 9, 2002)
Book Review: A decent guidebook if you're not into fishing (April 25, 2002)
Outdoor Notebook: New trail probes lower Chehalis River (April 25, 2002)
Whidbey the perfect place to wander (April 4, 2002)
Book Review: You'll find 52 reasons to own this guidebook (Mar. 28, 2002)
Book Review: Thumbs up for new guide to state rail-trails (Feb. 21, 2002)
Guide will have you scrambling for the hills (Jan. 31, 2002)
2001
Unexpected beauty, solitude on logging roads
A backcountry hike with a dog
A new hiking guide to tempt soles
New trail guide an able companion
Winter hiking: A good day outside feels extra special
2000
Packing for a hike? Don't forget the Forest Pass
The marvel of old-growth forests is only a hike away
Spectacular Shi Shi Beach a jewel in the peninsula's crown
1999
Freedom of the trail outweighs risk for some women
Wet Blanket Days: Rainy day hikes for the winter
Trail runners are a league away from city joggers
Iron Horse Trail: Old railroad bed traverses scenic vistas
Adventures great and small await in Coast-Chilcotin country
Iron Goat Trail traces route of the Great Northern Railway
Hike a different wilderness while the snows still blanket high country
Ideas on where to go hiking
History recounts the rings in Mountaineers' evolution
Springtime snowshoeing: Heavy snowpack makes mountain hiking fabulous
Guided hikes fun way to see wilderness
1998
Four routes to snowshoe heaven1997
Volunteers try to reclaim scenic valley damaged by neglect1996
Urban trails: Getting away from it all without leaving the city
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