Golden larch in the Cascade Mountains of Washington. Washington is called the Evergreen State for a reason. Spanning some 22 million acres, the state's eternally emerald forests are one of its most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every fall, Washington’s larch trees transform from green to golden yellow before shedding their needles, creating a short-lived ...

Western larches are stately trees, soaring 90 to nearly 200 feet tall, with branches that spill out in a neat cascade from a narrow crown. While the majority of conifers are evergreen — retaining ...

Peep these stunning and leafy spots around the West Coast before it’s all gone! No need to go east for he best fall foliage. WA-20 Washington Pass Overlook & Blue Lake (North Cascades, WA) What turns: ...

In response to last week's column about identifying evergreens, reader Gary H. asks columnist Don Kinzler if a larch is considered an evergreen because it loses its needles in the winter. Reader Gary ...

Gus, center, stands in a Jim Girard Memorial Grove in Lolo National Forest. (Hailey Smalley/Daily Inter Lake) Gus is the largest known western larch tree in the world, standing 154 feet tall. (Hailey ...