View from large camping area up past the lake. I didn't camp, but on the way out saw 3 or 4 tents up in this area.

Snag your spot on a volunteer vacation or youth volunteer vacation today, before they're all gone!

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Maple Pass Loop

Maple Pass Loop

Maple Pass Loop

Volunteers build a rock wall to retain the trail leading to the east tunnel beneath Hwy 14 at the Salmon Falls Park and ride.

Made possible with support from the South Gifford Pinchot Resource Advisory Committee (RAC). In partnership with the Cape Horn Conservancy and US Forest Service.

On our volunteer vacations, all you have to bring is your personal gear, like a tent, sleeping bag and clothes. We'll pack in all your food and trail tools (sometimes on llamas or horses). If you can hike, you can come.

Thunder Knob Trail Hwy 20 North Cascades

A Red-Tailed Chipmunk takes refuge in a hollow, rusty fence post.

by Taylor McDowell, Yakima, WA

Photos taken on a day hike up to Lake Ann in Mt. Baker National Recreation Area, Washington, USA.

Sheep Lake-Sourdough Gap

Chipmunk

by Douglas Diekema, Kenmore, WA

New trail construction class at the 4th Annual Columbia Cascades Trail Skills College. This section is the "Western Reroute" that moves the user created trail away from sensitive habitat and on to a more sustainable (less steep) grade.

Made possible with support from a National Forest Foundation grant. In partnership with the Cape Horn Conservancy, US Forest Service, and the Pacific Crest Trail Association.

Maple Pass Loop

Burroughs Trail

Steven's Pass, WA

Maple Pass Loop

Burroughs Trail

Washington Trails

Sep+Oct 2014

I saw 2 black, but heard of 3 additional.