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Not a bad place to wake up 🏕What trails are still on your fall hiking or backpacking list? 🍁🍂🥾Please always Leave No Tra...
10/25/2026

Not a bad place to wake up 🏕

What trails are still on your fall hiking or backpacking list? 🍁🍂🥾

Please always Leave No Trace
🍂Plan ahead and prepare
🍁Travel and camp on durable surfaces
🍂Dispose of waste properly
🍁Leave what you find
🍂Minimize campfire impacts (Be careful with fire)
🍁Respect wildlife
🍂Be considerate of other visitors

URGENT MISSING PERSON ALERT – WASHINGTON STATEPLEASE SHARE! 34-YEAR-OLD KAYLEE SWANSON IS MISSING. Authorities are activ...
10/23/2026

URGENT MISSING PERSON ALERT – WASHINGTON STATE

PLEASE SHARE! 34-YEAR-OLD KAYLEE SWANSON IS MISSING. Authorities are actively searching for Kaylee, and the public’s help may be critical in locating her.

The Skamania County Sheriff's Office and the Vancouver Police Department are searching for 34-year-old Kaylee Swanson of Vancouver, Washington, who was reported missing on October 17, 2026.

LAST KNOWN LOCATION: Near Yale Reservoir, on the south side of Mount St. Helens, on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

Kaylee indicated she planned to hike the south/southeast side of Mount St. Helens.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:

2009 dark gray Toyota Tacoma pickup truck

Privacy cover over the truck bed

“TRD” lettering on the side panels

Washington license plate: NP18704

Toyota emblem removed from the rear panel

POSSIBLE CLOTHING:
Kaylee may be wearing a rust- or burgundy-colored Columbia jacket.

PLEASE BE ON THE LOOKOUT! If you are in the Mount St. Helens or Yale Reservoir area, please watch for Kaylee or her vehicle. Share this alert to help reach hikers, campers, residents, and anyone who may have seen something.

HAVE INFORMATION?
If you see Kaylee or her vehicle, call 311 or 911 immediately.

Please keep Kaylee and her loved ones in your thoughts as search efforts continue. Every share matters.

Fall colors at their finest 🍂🍁What trails are still on your fall hiking list? 🥾Please always Leave No Trace🍂Plan ahead a...
10/23/2026

Fall colors at their finest 🍂🍁

What trails are still on your fall hiking list? 🥾

Please always Leave No Trace
🍂Plan ahead and prepare
🍁Travel and camp on durable surfaces
🍂Dispose of waste properly
🍁Leave what you find
🍂Minimize campfire impacts (Be careful with fire)
🍁Respect wildlife
🍂Be considerate of other visitors

It's October, but the weather is still fairly nice and mildDon't let that fool you - we're losing daylight quickly(Dayli...
10/22/2026

It's October, but the weather is still fairly nice and mild

Don't let that fool you - we're losing daylight quickly
(Daylight savings bumps our clocks back on Nov 1st)

What trails are still on your fall hiking list? 🍁🍂🥾

Please always Leave No Trace
🍂Plan ahead and prepare
🍁Travel and camp on durable surfaces
🍂Dispose of waste properly
🍁Leave what you find
🍂Minimize campfire impacts (Be careful with fire)
🍁Respect wildlife
🍂Be considerate of other visitors

The prettiest lake ✨️Hard to believe we live here and this is just a long drive and a day hike awayWhat trails are still...
10/21/2026

The prettiest lake ✨️

Hard to believe we live here and this is just a long drive and a day hike away

What trails are still on your fall hiking list? 🍁🍂🥾

Please always Leave No Trace
🍂Plan ahead and prepare
🍁Travel and camp on durable surfaces
🍂Dispose of waste properly
🍁Leave what you find
🍂Minimize campfire impacts (Be careful with fire)
🍁Respect wildlife
🍂Be considerate of other visitors

With Larch Season wrapping up - I wonder how many nice fall weekends we have left to adventure before the snow starts du...
10/20/2026

With Larch Season wrapping up - I wonder how many nice fall weekends we have left to adventure before the snow starts dumping 🏕🥾

What trails are still on your fall hiking list? 🍁🍂

Please always Leave No Trace
🍂Plan ahead and prepare
🍁Travel and camp on durable surfaces
🍂Dispose of waste properly
🍁Leave what you find
🍂Minimize campfire impacts (Be careful with fire)
🍁Respect wildlife
🍂Be considerate of other visitors

Anyone else in the mood for a salted baguette? 🥖🤔The Mazama StoreWhat trails (or snacks) are still on your fall hiking l...
10/19/2026

Anyone else in the mood for a salted baguette? 🥖🤔

The Mazama Store

What trails (or snacks) are still on your fall hiking list? 🍁🍂🥾

Please always Leave No Trace
🍂Plan ahead and prepare
🍁Travel and camp on durable surfaces
🍂Dispose of waste properly
🍁Leave what you find
🍂Minimize campfire impacts (Be careful with fire)
🍁Respect wildlife
🍂Be considerate of other visitors

More from 📍Naches Peak LoopThis hike is only 3.2 miles long, but there is so much beauty packed along the routeWe're luc...
10/18/2026

More from 📍Naches Peak Loop

This hike is only 3.2 miles long, but there is so much beauty packed along the route

We're lucky to live so close to nature in the PNW

What trails are still on your fall hiking list? 🍁🍂🥾

Please always Leave No Trace
🍂Plan ahead and prepare
🍁Travel and camp on durable surfaces
🍂Dispose of waste properly
🍁Leave what you find
🍂Minimize campfire impacts (Be careful with fire)
🍁Respect wildlife
🍂Be considerate of other visitors

Basking in the golden glow for just a little bit longer ✨️ What trails are still on your fall hiking list? 🍁🍂🥾Please alw...
10/16/2026

Basking in the golden glow for just a little bit longer ✨️

What trails are still on your fall hiking list? 🍁🍂🥾

Please always Leave No Trace
🍂Plan ahead and prepare
🍁Travel and camp on durable surfaces
🍂Dispose of waste properly
🍁Leave what you find
🍂Minimize campfire impacts (Be careful with fire)
🍁Respect wildlife
🍂Be considerate of other visitors

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