You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades in Washington. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...

Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a short-lived but spectacular display. The Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes ...

Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a short-lived but spectacular display. The Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes ...

LEAVENWORTH — You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...

HIKING — The alpine larch are putting on their annual autumn show of golden brilliance in the region’s high country, from the North Cascades across the high Selkirks and Purcell Mountains of British ...

Late October and early November mark the golden age of Northwest Montana's landscape, when the western and alpine larch turn yellow and drop their needles for the winter. Larch live in the Northwest ...

Of all the fascinating trees that grow in the Pacific Northwest -- among them the colossal Douglas fir, the broad-limbed bigleaf maple and the enchanting western red cedar -- none is so curious as the ...

It’s fascinating.’’ Western and alpine larch are two of the most climate-sensitive species of trees, Arno said. ‘‘The way alpine larch is spreading downhill from here is probably a remnant of colder ...

THE mountain tops of the Alps present to the clear planetary atmosphere bare granite rocks that saw at the sky with jagged teeth. In the winter these inaccessible heights are paralyzed into a cold ...