A crew creates the concrete trail at Middle Fork River Forest Preserve near Penfield. A drawing shows the location of a new observatory and shelter, aggregate and concrete trails and additional ...

NORTH BEND -- The Middle Fork Snoqualmie River rumbles and tumbles green and white through a classic valley of the Cascade Range. It is ringed by rugged ridges and high lakes, laced by wilderness ...

The bad news is that a portion of the Middle Fork Road has been gated. The good news is that the Middle Fork Road is in decent shape for driving to trailheads at or before the gate. For many years the ...

The concept plan of the dark sky trail and amenities project at Middle Fork River Forest Preserve near Penfield. This rendering shows stargazing benches that will be part of the dark-sky trail and ...

It’s not a mega-project such as the new 520 floating bridge or the Highway 99 tunnel, but for the outdoors crowd, a new road into the King County wilderness is the most anticipated transportation ...

North Bend’s Mailbox Peak is one of the most popular hikes in Washington. It’s less than an hour from Seattle on Interstate 90 and combines a challenging route (4,000 feet of elevation in 9 round-trip ...

Where does the mighty Willamette River begin? The Middle Fork Trail tries to answer that question by following the river’s main stem up a remote Cascade Range canyon. An easy hike on that route visits ...