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WA's most popular hike gets a makeover

Pull out your boots and your bug spray, it's hiking season! Washington’s trails are more popular than ever, but all those extra feet mean our trails need some extra TLC. Today, we'll take you out with a crew fixing up one of the the state’s most popular hikes — Rattlesnake Ledge.
- Clare McGrane
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He Hiked 2,100 Miles In 209 Days To Complete The Appalachian Trail. He's Only 5

At 5-years-old, Harvey Sutton - also known on the trail as "Little Man" - is one of the youngest persons known to have completed the roughly 2,100-mile hike.
- Jonathan Franklin
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This hiker survived 9 days with a can of SpaghettiOs. Here's his story

What's it like to survive nine days in the wilderness? Andrew Devers knows. What was supposed to be a breezy day hike turned into a rescue mission when Devers disappeared while hiking near the Pratt River Trail in North Bend.
- Kim Malcolm
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How to avoid the crowds on your summer hiking adventures

It's summer time in Seattle, which means many popular trails are bound to be packed — but don't be discouraged!
- Bill Radke
Climbers rescued from Mt. Rainier after three days in snow

Park Rangers successfully rescued four climbers on Mount Rainier by helicopter Thursday morning.
- Paige Browning
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She was a couch potato. Then she set a U.S. hiking record

Three-time Triple Crown backpacker Heather Anderson of Seattle discusses thru-hiking with Bill Radke.
- Bill Radke
Seattle hikers: You may be trampling on tribal treaty rights

At 2 o’clock on a recent Friday afternoon, the parking lot at the Mailbox Peak trailhead was almost full. This much was to be expected: Mailbox is a...
- Eilís O'Neill
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'We live in a jewel of a place that comes with wild risks'

Two Seattle residents were biking near the Cascade foothills this weekend when a cougar attacked them.
- Bill Radke
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What you need to know about this sunny spring weather

Is there really a heat wave in Seattle in the middle of April? Bill Radke talks to KOMO News Meteorologist Scott Sistek about the mini heatwave and what...
- Bill Radke
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Feeling a little crowded on the hiking trail?

Bill Radke speaks with Fitz Cahall, host of the podcast The Dirtbag Dairies , and Jill Simmons, executive director of the Washington Trails Association ...
- Bill Radke
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