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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Les Blumenthal / The Bulletin
May 24, 2009
WASHINGTON — The mountain lakes in the backcountry of Washington state’s North Cascades National Park are still covered in ice. The thaw usually doesn’t come until early July. This year, however, a deadline comes along with the thaw.
Unless Congress acts, the lakes....