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 ...

Storms were hard on the Skykomish Ranger District last winter. Flood damage closed the usual route to the Blanca Lake trailhead. Fortunately, there is an alternate approach, though the drive is longer ...

Photographer’s description: “We hiked up to Lake Blanca and enjoyed the incredible beauty and the great weather, a fabulous combination well worth the effort it took to hike the steep 3.5-mile trail ...

SEATTLE — On July 4, Jenny Hartsock set off on a typical day-off solo hiking adventure with her two dogs, Juniper and Sky, on the Blanca Lake Trail. The experienced hiker and Bellingham doctor ...

BLANCA LAKE, Wash. - An overdue hiker has been found dead near a popular trail in the Cascade Mountains of Snohomish County, officials said. The sheriff'd office identified the hiker as 33-year-old ...