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The best alpine lakes on the West Coast don’t have a parking lot next to them

Three West Coast alpine lakes, three different price tags paid in sweat — real mileage, real elevation gain, and exactly zero ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Fast Fact: Home to some of the best rock climbing sites in the Western United States. As its name suggests, the Alpine Lakes Wilderness is a land of vast alpine lakes, left over from glaciers that ...
Oregonian

Enchantment Basin in Alpine Lakes Wilderness, No. 2 on backpacks to do this summer

The outing to the Enchantment Lakes Basin is usually No. 1 on a Northwest backpacker's list, but good luck getting to do it. The area high above Leavenworth, Wash., in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area ...
Scenic Relaxation on MSN

Have you explored Wyoming's alpine lakes?

This video showcases the breathtaking mountain landscapes of Wyoming, USA, where emerald alpine lakes, towering granite ...
Seattle Times

High hopes for bill to expand Alpine Lakes Wilderness

WASHINGTON — Less than an hour’s hop by car from Seattle lies a glacier-cut terrain dotted with 700 lakes, Sitka spruce forests and bull-trout runs. It’s taken much longer — six years and counting — ...
komonews

Hikers rescued after getting trapped in unexpected snow in Alpine Lakes Wilderness

KITTITAS County, Wash. (KOMO) — Two hikers were rescued after getting lost while in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness during an unexpected October snowfall, according to the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office ...
Seattle Times

Congress expands Alpine Lakes Wilderness near Seattle

WASHINGTON — It took seven years and four tries and wasn’t pretty at the end. But Congress on Friday passed the Alpine Lakes Wilderness expansion, giving the toughest federal protection to 22,000 ...
The Durango Herald

Protecting the heart of Colorado’s high-alpine wilderness

The Alpine Loop, a rugged byway winding through Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, is renowned for its stunning vistas, rugged terrain, and remote beauty. But behind its breathtaking landscapes is a ...
Reno Gazette-Journal

Will Squaw Alpine gondola hurt wilderness?

A highly-anticipated plan to connect two popular Lake Tahoe area ski resorts by gondola is under fire over a disputed claim the proposed route would infringe on a federally designated wilderness area.
komonews

Injured climber rescued from Alpine Lakes Wilderness area

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. - An injured climber was rescued Sunday from the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area of the Cascades and airlifted to the hospital for treatment, officials said. Chelan County Sheriff ...