The Tree That Forgot to Stay Green: Chasing Washington’s Golden Larch Season
The alarm went off at 4:10 a.m. in a motel room in Winthrop, and I did the math every larch chaser eventually memorizes: headlights on the North Cascades Highway by 4:45, trailhead parking lot before 6:15, or surrender the spot and hike an extra mile from the shoulder. My crew and I had timed this … Read more