Only a three-hour drive from Seattle, North Cascades National Park looks like you’ve traveled all the way to Switzerland. With its 300 glaciers and soaring mountain peaks, North Cascades is a wilderness park best explored on foot during the summer months. We discuss our favorite hikes, as well as a unique park lodge in the tiny town of Stehekin that can only be reached by boat, seaplane, or on foot. And we share a story about a frightening night we spent in a remote backpacking campsite. 

Some of the topics we discuss in this episode:

The three NPS units that make up the North Cascades park complex

Where the Visitor Centers are

The best time to visit for hikers

Why this is one of the least visited national parks

Where we like to stay when we visit the park

Our favorite hike in the national park 

How to get to North Cascades Lodge in Stehekin

Fun things to do and see in the Stehekin area

What happened to us during our backpacking trip to Stehekin


Links to more information:

Book a room at North Cascades Lodge in Stehekin



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