The bright blue skies of a September weekend were enough to push us to tackle an alpine lake that’s been on our list for years: Blanca Lake. The hike is known for the vivid colors of the lakewater and ...

The trail to Blanca Lake in Washington’s Henry M. Jackson Wilderness has just shy of 3,400 feet of vertical gain. (Dreamstime/TNS) SEATTLE — On July 4, Jenny Hartsock set off on a typical day-off solo ...

Snohomish County authorities are searching for a missing hiker near Blanca Lake in the Index area. The sheriff’s office received a call about a lost hiker around 9 p.m. Saturday after she became ...

INDEX — Repairs to Index-Galena Road, which leads to popular recreation sites such as the Blanca Lake trailhead in the east Snohomish County wilderness, have been delayed at least another year. A half ...

BLANCA LAKE — An 18-year-old woman reported missing Saturday night in the Cascade Mountains near Index walked out of a trailhead with her rescuers Sunday afternoon in good condition, despite being ...

BLANCA LAKE, Wash. - An overdue hiker has been found dead near a popular trail in the Cascade Mountains of Snohomish County, officials said. The sheriff'd office identified the hiker as 33-year-old ...

INDEX — A stretch of North Fork Skykomish Road, which leads to popular trails such as Blanca Lake, is expected to be closed for two years after a violent November flood ripped into the forest service ...

One gauge of the recent rain is the dry Laguna Blanca lake in Hope Ranch. You would think with the rains we’ve had, there would be a noticeable pool of water there. But NewsChannel 3 drove by only to ...

Our abundant winter rains have brought another wet benefit: Popular Peña Blanca Lake, near Nogales, is once again filled and open after being drained for a cleanup. "The winter rains did what the ...

The 4th annual Family Fishing Day at Peña Blanca Lake will be held on Saturday, November 3 from 9:00 a.m. until noon. It will be hosted by the Nogales Ranger District on the Coronado National Forest, ...