The fall is here and the mountain colors are at their second and final peak of the year. The flowers are going to seed and their leaves are turning bright yellow and red producing an amazing array of ...

Subalpine Larch (Larix lyallii) near Oval Peak in the Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness, Wash. This image relates to an article that appeared in the June 9, 2011, issue of Science Express, published by ...

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 ...