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Belltown Buffet: Suckling Pigs & More
... its Sunday brunch and dinner menus. Managing partner Paco Pena tells me he's found a good source of piglets in Marblemount in the North Cascades. The price for a serving of cochinillo with roast potatoes, preceded by a salad and followed by dessert, ... Comment?
... fish." Every winter, from late November to February, the eagles gather along the river, mainly from Rockport to Marblemount. In the morning, they can be seen on the rocky riverbank, tearing at dead salmon. By day they sit in branches high in the ... Comment?
No Skagit River eagle fest for 2010
... fish." Every winter, from late November to February, the eagles gather along the river, mainly from Rockport to Marblemount. In the morning, they can be seen on the rocky riverbank, tearing at dead salmon. By day they sit in branches high in the ... Comment?
... generally has a more moderate winter climate because of its proximity to Puget Sound, to communities such as Marblemount, which endures lower winter temperatures and a harsher climate because of its higher elevation. Second, winter injury can come ... Comment?
Beat goes on at Kerouac's Cascades cabin
... it's a two-hour drive along Highway 20 through increasing smaller rural communities such as Rockport, Marblemount and Diablo. At Diablo Lake, where a huge dam delivers hydropower to the Seattle region, you hop aboard a daily ferry north to even ... Comment?
... Saturday and it continues Oct. 17-18. Visitors can travel the "magic 30 miles" from Sedro-Woolley east to Marblemount, passing lines of colorful trees and stop along the way for entertainment, wine-tasting and other fall activities at three east ... Comment?
On October weekends when the sky turns watery blue, nights get frosty and leaves suddenly blush like a 12-year-old in health class, nothing beats a road trip to see autumn colors. Above, vine maples gleam in the rain along the North Cascades Highway, east of Marblemount. Read story Comment?
... 100 miles to the southeast of us, I could stand on one before dark. Ditto for my friend Jon from his home in Marblemount, 40 miles to the east. It'd be a long walk for me -- five miles on a gravel road, seven by trail, gaining 7,000 feet, then the ... Comment?
Going to North Cascades National Park This Weekend? Here's Some Important Road Information
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... described as "the most popular day hike in the national park." The Cascade River Road leaves State Route 20 at Marblemount and extends for 23 miles to the trailheada 'about an hour's drive. The road is paved for the first third of the way and then ... Comment?
Memorial held for victims of Skagit Co. shootings
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... memorial for Deputy Anne Jackson and Deputy Alan Hultgren. On Aug. 7, 1981, Hultgren was in his patrol car near Marblemount, when a drunk driver crashed into the car head on, killing Hultgren. "It was their duty to serve and it's our duty to ... Comment?
Memorial held for victims of Skagit Co. shootings
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... a granite memorial to Jackson and Deputy Alan Hultgren. On Aug. 7, 1981, Hultgren was in his patrol car near Marblemount, when a drunk driver crashed into the car head on, killing Hultgren. "It was their duty to serve and it's our duty to remember," ... Comment?
Road to popular trail to close early
... comes earlier than usual to allow for repairs to Hard Creek Bridge. The road, which begins at Highway 20 in Marblemount, accesses the Cascade Pass Trail - the most popular day-hiking trail in North Cascades National Park. The official construction ... Comment?
Injured Portland climber rescued from WA peak
... was stranded on a small ledge for about six hours on the Dorado Needle near Eldorado Peak about 20 miles east of Marblemount. Bush says the man's climbing partner, also from Portland, hiked out across three glaciers and rocky terrain to his car, ... Comment?
Mountain climber Craig Luebben dies from 40-foot fall in Cascades
... Cascades," Gunlogson said. "These were two incredibly experienced climbers." The men were on Mount Torment near Marblemount, according to Kelly Bush, district ranger with North Cascades National Park search and rescue . Bush said the climbers had ... Comment?
... North Cascades Visitor Center in Newhalem (206-386-4495), the Wilderness Information Center (360-854-7245) in Marblemount or visit www.inciweb.org/incident/1718 / To learn more about wildland fire in the National Park System go to: ... Comment?
Colorado mountain climber Craig Luebben killed in North Cascades
... for Mountain Madness. The accident happened early Sunday morning on Mount Torment in the North Cascades, near Marblemount. Benegas was briefly hospitalized. According to Gunlogson, Luebben fell into an ice moat, like a crevasse. Benegas said there ... Comment?
Searches launched for two missing hikers, one found
... that they hadn't heard from him in over a month. State Patrol had impounded his car, a Nissan pickup, near Marblemount on June 19. His debit card was also used in the town around the same time, according to the Skagit County Sheriff's Office. The ... Comment?
Lighting storms ignite seven wildfires
... Lake Fire , south of Baker Lake. They expect to contain the Diobsud Ridge Fire Tuesday, 5 miles north of Marblemount. The Necklace Valley Fire west of the Foss River and close to the Necklace Valley Trailhead is contained. "I expect more fires from ... Comment?
Washington's Black Peak: Try it, you might like it
... out the next day. My success was mitigated when the fuel pump in my truck conked out at the Shell gas station at Marblemount. It was early enough that I was able to check into the Buffalo Run Inn across the street and deal with it in the morning. ... Comment?
North Cascades National Park will get $55,000 for projects
... for the three national parks in Washington state. North Cascades will use its grant for a volunteer shelter at Marblemount, a botanical forays project, and a land bird inventory and monitoring project. Learn more about the fund by going to wnpf.org ... Comment?