Interpretive sign on the Big Valley Trail
The Big Valley Trail in the Methow Valley is part of the Methow Valley Sport Trails network. It’s part of the Cascades Loop of the Great Washington State Birding Trail.
The 1,000-acre Big Valley parcel was purchased through the efforts of the Methow Institute Foundation, which recently announced that the organization will be disbanding. Big Valley is part of the Methow Wildlife Unit and is managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
New kiosk at the Washington Pass overlook
Closeup view of the new kiosk
Solidly built to withstand 20’+ deep snow drifts. At the Washington Pass overlook, SR 20 through the North Cascades. The overlook is owned and maintained by the Okanogan National Forest.
Bridge over a creek, Cutthroat Lake Trail
Cutthroat Lake – Pass Trail, Okanogan National Forest, Washington.
Simple, functional log bridges over Alum Cave Creek. Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina.
Crystallized soy sauce magnified 16x
10th place winner of the Nikon International Small World Photomicrography Competition is an image of crystallized soy sauce magnified 16 times, seen in reflected and transmitted light. Image made by Yanping Wang of the Beijing Language and Culture University in Beijing, China. From The Big Picture.
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