(HA) Evening Travel Program: Six Long Weekends in Washington

The summertime formula: high country snowmelt plus summer vacation time equals awesome long weekend backpacking trips! Mazama member Darrin Gunkel shares photos and advice for long weekends in classic mountain scenery north of the Columbia. Get primed for your summer trip(s) with stunning images of Glacier Peak Meadows, Big and Little Beaver Creeks in North Cascades National Park; the Tatoosh Wilderness, the Duckabush River in Olympic National Park, and more. (You may be inspired to take a whole week!)