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A Hidden Gem in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

As I traversed a steep trail, five long hours after I started, I began to feel a bit lonely. I hadn’t seen anyone for several miles, and the heat of the day was making my brain foggy. Then, around the ...
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Roháčske Pleso’s alpine lakes beneath towering mountain peaks

Roháčske Pleso in the High Tatras reveals a breathtaking alpine landscape where deep blue mountain lakes sit between green ...
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

Tank Lakes in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness offers some glassy, glacial gorgeousness

Photographer’s description: “This was taken on a backpacking trip through the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area this summer with a Samsung Galaxy S20.” Critique: “As we make the turn toward winter, I ...
Yahoo

8 of the Most Awe-Inspiring Alpine Lake Hikes in America

Pro skier Amie Engerbretson remembers the first alpine lake she swam in. She was around eight years old and on a camping trip in the Sierra Nevada with her dad, not far from her hometown of Truckee, ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Injured hiker airlifted out of Alpine Lakes Wilderness

ELLENSBURG, Wash. - A 58-year-old hiker had to be airlifted out of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness area Wednesday morning after sustaining an ankle injury Tuesday, according to a Kittitas County Sheriff's ...
The Spokesman-Review

This day in history: First steps were taken toward what would eventually become Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area

From 1975: Washington state’s congressional delegation introduced two bills to create wilderness areas in the Alpine Lakes regions of the Cascades. Rep. Brock Adams said the proposals “were essential ...