Cascades
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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
In October, at the peak of Oktoberfest celebrations, a forest fire closed a major highway funneling visitors across the Cascades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
“I work remotely from Bellingham and commute into Seattle via Amtrak Cascades a few times a month,” Grass writes, “and never tire of the waterside train views on the 6 p.m. departure out of Seattle.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024
And fourteen of them were right in the Cascades.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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