Cascades
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At a lakeside spot in the North Cascades in Washington state, there hasn’t been enough staff to open the visitors center.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Whittaker testified before Congress in 1968, and his advocacy helped establish North Cascades National Park and the Pasayten Wilderness in Washington state, as well as Redwood National Park in California.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Washington’s governor has since announced that the mountain pass, one of the main routes across the Cascades, will remain closed for months.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
I said, answering the first question at Washington Pass in the Cascades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
Cascades of dust hiss out of the ceiling.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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