The trail to Blanca Lake in Washington’s Henry M. Jackson Wilderness has just shy of 3,400 feet of vertical gain. (Dreamstime/TNS) SEATTLE — On July 4, Jenny Hartsock set off on a typical day-off solo ...
My hiking colleague and I planned a backcountry hike up Figueroa Mountain on July 9, but part of Soxtonocmu (Figueroa) was already ablaze in the ever-growing Lake Fire. We immediately pivoted to ...