Pre-hike buzz: As you zip along Evergreen Parkway, stop by EverBean by the Lake for a breakfast panini and mango iced tea or the house specialty, a chocolate-hazelnut-flavored coffee called Silver ...

The Mountain Loop Highway has been a popular recreation area since the 1930s. This week, the Forest Service and the National Forest Foundation announced the launch of a multi-year initiative to make ...

VERLOT — Hope you enjoyed it while it lasted. The iconic Mountain Loop Highway closed for the winter Friday morning. At 9 a.m., the 55-mile gateway to the hikes of the Glacier Peak Wilderness closed ...

Person falls to death at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma A person died after falling through glass from an upper floor near the Emerald Queen Casino, according to the Tacoma Police Department.

VERLOT — The Mountain Loop Highway is fully open to traffic and the highway opened over the weekend, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The road partially opened in the middle of May. The ...

This story is part of this week’s Hiking and Camping Guide. Find more at seattletimes.com/life/outdoors and in the Sunday, May, 19 edition of The Mix. For spring ...