You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades in Washington. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...

LEAVENWORTH — You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...

Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a short-lived but spectacular display. The Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes ...

In the pre-gloom season just before fall storms roll in, the "Golden Week" of early October is an unsurpassed time to hike in Washington's Cascades. The supreme experience is to watch Lyall's larch ...

A brown-out is steeling the autumn show of western larch trees in some areas of the Inland Northwest, including Mount Spokane. By early summer, it was clear the new feathery green needles on some ...

Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a short-lived but spectacular display. The Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes ...

In my lifetime, I’ve seen Bruce Springsteen in concert something like 17 times but never in his purest, most unadulterated form. That is, some crummy roadhouse down at the Jersey Shore where, on a ...

X Facebook Reddit HIKING-- The alpine larch are putting on their annual autumn show of golden brilliance in the region's high country, from the North Cascades across the high Selkirks and Purcell ...

Although the "leaf-peeping" season of late September is not as big in the Canadian Rockies, where I live, as it is in New England, the Instagram-fueled crowds have arrived here, too. So many thousands ...

After most of my maples have shed their leaves at my acreage, the eastern Larch are turning a lovely golden yellow. Although it is a conifer (cone bearing), with needles, it is not considered an ...

Autumn in Oregon is a visual feast. The maples, oaks, alders and cottonwoods serve a rich bounty of vibrant colors each year. Growing up, we all learned that deciduous trees are the ones that turn red ...