Spotting a hoary marmot is a rite of passage for serious Pacific Northwest hikers. The charming and curious creatures can be found in the subalpine meadows of Washington’s North Cascades range ...

Mule deer and black-tailed deer graze the high meadows, where black bears gorge on berries and hoary marmots sunbathe ... or six million years ago. The western part of the park differs markedly ...