North Cascades Institute

May 6, 2013Stephanie Bennett

My touring partner, Ian, and I found ourselves looking out across Ptarmagin Ridge toward our distant objective, Coleman Pinnacle. The only noise was that of the wind …
Read More of Following Tracks

Dec 8, 2012Stephanie Bennett

A little over four months ago, I set out on a hike with two of my closest friends on the Devils Doom loop in the North Cascades. …
Read More of Standing in Snow

May 8, 2011Stephanie Bennett

For several weeks I have had the goal of pedaling from the gate marking the seasonal road closure on Highway 20 (near mile post 134) to the snow …
Read More of In Search of the End of the Road

Jan 1, 2011Stephanie Bennett

[The third installment in our ongoing Road Trip series, in which Institute staff visit other amazing places around the country and bring back stories and photos to …
Read More of Road Trip: Exploring the Grand Canyon, part 3

Dec 28, 2010Stephanie Bennett

[The third installment in our ongoing Road Trip series, in which Institute staff visit other amazing places around the country and bring back stories and photos to …
Read More of Road Trip: Exploring the Grand Canyon, part 2

Dec 25, 2010Stephanie Bennett

[The third installment in our ongoing Road Trip series, in which Institute staff visit other amazing places around the country and bring back stories and photos to …
Read More of Road Trip: Exploring the Grand Canyon, part 1