Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a short-lived but spectacular display. The Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes ...

Late October and early November mark the golden age of Northwest Montana's landscape, when the western and alpine larch turn yellow and drop their needles for the winter. Larch live in the Northwest ...

You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades in Washington. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...

LEAVENWORTH — You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...

Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a short-lived but spectacular display. The Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes ...

One of my favorite hikes is to Blue Lake, a popular alpine lake near Washington Pass, off the North Cascades Highway. Calling it a picture-perfect lake meets the trite standard, but it does show up in ...

Along the way, the pair of forest ecologists pointed out the unique qualities of western larch and its cousin, alpine larch, growing higher up on the ridge. They pondered the historical implications ...

ARLTON RIDGE - Standing under a canopy of trees loaded with bright yellow needles framed against a deep blue sky, Steve Arno reaches over with his walking stick and knocks the snow off a 2-foot-tall ...

When it comes to fall color, New England can keep its famous trees. We have something uniquely ours that stokes a passion in hikers, drawing them into the high country with their siren song of color.