On this side of the mountains, we don’t think too much about water. Even with a dry winter and Governor Jay Inslee declaring this a drought year for the state, Seattle’s reservoirs are mostly full.

SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — My wife and I are not expert hikers. In a typical year, we might hit the trail three or four times if we are lucky. But 2020 is obviously not a typical year. As the ...

The Snoqualmie Lake Trail No. 1002 is a long haul no matter where you start. It begins on the Taylor River Road in the Middle Fork Valley near North Bend. Our Mountaineers club group preferred ...