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Comprehensive News Feed for Glacier, WA.

Results 1 - 20 of 135 in Glacier, WA

  1. Method Home Cabin Now GorgeousRead the original story

    Yesterday | Jetson Green

    ... radiant heating, efficient insulation, a whole house ventilation system, and other natural materials. Located in Glacier, Washington near Mt. Baker, it's hard not to notice that this is a cabin -- a second home. We know how that discussion goes ... ...

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  2. Park should preserve Carbon River RoadRead the original story

    Yesterday | Tacoma News Tribune

    ... feel elimination of the road would be detrimental to future park users. Eliminating the road puts the hike to Carbon Glacier beyond the ability of many people. Park staffers admit the hike from Ipsut Creek Campground to the glacier is among the ...

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  3. Environmentally friendly home built in Glacier

    Tuesday | Bellingham Herald

    Method Homes, a Seattle manufacturer of sustainable prefabricated housing, has completed its first cabin in Glacier.

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  4. Method Homes Prefab

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Dwell

    ... over 2000 sqft, and either one or two story plans. The home was completed in just three months on a rustic site in Glacier, Washington. Built using locally grown FSC certified Doug Fir framing, reclaimed trim, and cedar siding, Method's cabin sounds ...

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  5. The Rescuer: Humane Society officer pulls creatures from brink of disasterRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 19 | Bellingham Herald

    ... Four months into the job, Spain was called out to rescue a black lab trapped on a levee near the Nooksack River in Glacier. Spain estimated the dog had been stuck for about a week. "The poor thing was severely emaciated and dehydrated," Spain said. ...

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  6. Spotlight: Lucas DebariRead the original story

    May 20, 2008 | Snowboarder

    ... being a ripping shredder all across the board, Lucas is a rad dude. Lucas grew up with his parents off "the grid" in Glacier, just down the road from the Legendary Mt. Baker, where he finely tuned his ATV approach to snowboarding. Since then he's ...

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  7. Climb the famous Zugspitze to the roof of GermanyRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 12 | The Herald

    ... station, the Germans drilled through the mountain in 1931 so that a cogwheel train could deposit nature lovers on a glacier just below their side of the summit. Today, whether you ascend from the Austrian or German side, you can straddle the border ...

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  8. Maury Island mine gets go-ahead from fedsRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    ... expand its operations on Maury Island at the edge of Puget Sound. It was one of few obstacles remaining for Glacier Northwest to build a dock to accommodate football field-size barges to haul away sand and gravel that lies buried under hillsides ...

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  9. Carbon River Road plans create a tug of warRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | Tacoma News Tribune

    ... of Puyallup felt eliminating the road would take away one of the park's unique hikes, to the foot of the Carbon Glacier. That hike went from about seven miles round trip to 16 miles with the closure of the road. "Not even the Boy Scouts go up there ...

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  10. Carbon River Road plans create a tug of warRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 3 | TheNewsTribune.com

    ... of Puyallup felt eliminating the road would take away one of the park's unique hikes, to the foot of the Carbon Glacier. That hike went from about seven miles round trip to 16 miles with the closure of the road. "Not even the Boy Scouts go up there ...

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  11. Carbon River Road plans create a tug of warRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 2 | Tacoma News Tribune

    ... of Puyallup felt eliminating the road would take away one of the park's unique hikes, to the foot of the Carbon Glacier. That hike went from about seven miles round trip to 16 miles with the closure of the road. "Not even the Boy Scouts go up there ...

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  12. Xplore highlight: It's primetime to view area waterfallsRead the original story

    Monday Jun 30 | Windsor Beacon

    ... Nearly anyone with a good pair of sneakers can walk the .6-mile route that leads to the falls. The trail begins at Glacier Gorge Junction Trailhead. It's a hike with an elevation gain. The steepest sections are scaled by steps built into the trail. ...

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  13. It's primetime to view local water featuresRead the original story

    Sunday Jun 29 | Fort Collins Coloradoan

    ... Nearly anyone with a good pair of sneakers can walk the .6-mile route that leads to the falls. The trail begins at Glacier Gorge Junction Trailhead. It's a hike with an elevation gain. The steepest sections are scaled by steps built into the ...

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  14. Rocky Mountain National Park's waterfalls running wild

    Friday Jun 27 | Fort Collins Coloradoan

    ... Nearly anyone with a good pair of sneakers can walk the .6-mile route that leads to the falls. The trail begins at Glacier Gorge Junction Trailhead. It's a hike with an elevation gain. The steepest sections are scaled by steps built into the ...

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  15. 100 things to do in Cascade's national forestsRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 26 | Bellingham Herald

    ... and click on "Current Conditions" on the right. Phone: For trails accessed from the Mount Baker Highway, call the Glacier Public Service Center at 599-2714. Otherwise call (360) 856-5700 ext. 515. National Weather Service Web: Go to and click on ...

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  16. 100 adventures in centennial forestsRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 26 | Tacoma News Tribune

    ... 10,781 feet, the peak dominates the North Sound. Take the drive up Highway 542, the Mount Baker Scenic Byway, from Glacier to Heather Meadows; www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs . 4. Spend a night away from it all. Up the Suiattle River valley, the Suiattle Guard ...

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  17. An easy route to a steep fallRead the original story

    Jun 24, 2008 | Fort Collins Coloradoan

    ... Nearly anyone with a good pair of sneakers can walk the .6-mile route that leads to the falls. The trail begins at Glacier Gorge Junction Trailhead and is steady with a slight elevation gain. The steepest sections are scaled by steps built into ...

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  18. Climber Killed On Mount Baker IdentifiedRead the original story

    Jun 16, 2008 | KCPQ

    ... about 11 p.m. Friday by other members of Seo's climbing party. It occurred near the party's campsite in the Squauk Glacier area on the south side of the mountain east of Bellingham. The death came three days after 31-year-old Eduard Burceag, of ...

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  19. Falling-rock victim was Bothell manRead the original story

    Jun 16, 2008 | The Seattle Times

    ... climbing party. It took two days to recover his body. The accident occurred near the party's campsite in the Squauk Glacier area on the south side of the mountain east of Bellingham. Seo was crushed by falling rock, said Jeff Parks, chief criminal ...

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  20. Man killed by falling rock on Mount Baker ID'd as Bothell residentRead the original story

    Jun 16, 2008 | KING-TV Seattle

    ... about 11 p.m. Friday by other members of Seo's climbing party. It occurred near the party's campsite in the Squauk Glacier area on the south side of the mountain east of Bellingham. The death came three days after 31-year-old Eduard Burceag, of ...

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