Near North Cascades Highway (State Highway 20 at milepost 132), on the right when traveling west.
The first of many attempts to create a national park in the North Cascades occurred in 1906. But it was not until Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson took the issue to the people "for guidance and direction" that the park became a reality. In what he . . . — — Map (db m129307) HM
Near North Cascades Highway (Washington Route 20 at milepost 125), 2.5 miles west of Diablo Street, on the left when traveling west.
The first construction work to harness the Skagit River took place in 1924 in the gorge below. A low wood and rock spillway diverted water into a tunnel dug through the mountainside to a powerhouse in Newhalem. Bigger dams followed, culminating in . . . — — Map (db m129279) HM
Near North Cascades Highway (at milepost 125), 2.5 miles west of Diablo Street, on the left when traveling west.
A strong dam depends not just upon the concrete you see, but on the unseen structure beneath river level. During construction, engineers drilling to find bedrock encountered deep, unstable deposits of glacial silt – loose gravel and sand. . . . — — Map (db m129280) HM
Near North Cascades Highway (Washington Route 20 at milepost 132), on the right when traveling west.
The North Cascades "The North Cascades is an area I hiked and explored as a boy. Each time I return, I gain a new appreciation of its natural beauty and its power to impress the spirit. The towering peaks and glaciers and the alpine scenery of . . . — — Map (db m129310) HM
Near North Cascades Highway (Washington Route 20 at milepost 125), 2.5 miles west of Diablo Street, on the left when traveling west.
Transmission lines are a visible link between these remote mountain lakes and densely populated urban areas. Gorge was the first of the Skagit power projects to go on line. On September 17, 1924, President Calvin Coolidge pressed a gold telegraph . . . — — Map (db m129281) HM
