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This spring, the Forest Service will be increasing the permit range for camping in the ridiculously overcrowded highly popular Alpine Lakes Wilderness area. They were also contemplating a fee hike from $3 to $5, but the increase didn't move forward.

The Summit just emailed their ticket-holder base about the expansion proposal they have in with the forest service. Here is an online version of that same email.

Summer never ends, or so sing The Anomoanon. Seattlest knows very well that summer end, metaphors notwithstanding, and with it go a lot of our outdoor frolics. But September ain't November, folks- there's still time to get the heck out of Dodge, if you've a will. That's what we did, on a recent weekend, out Highway 2 way.

For the past 9 years, the Middle Fork Trail paralleling the Snoqualmie river has been open only to hikers and horseback riders. This fall marks a huge milestone for advocates of shared-trail usage, opening the trail to mountain bikers for a 3-year trial period.