Olympic National Forest
A 24-year-old sailor from Plainfield, Illinois, went missing in the Olympic National Forest after a dayhike last week. Fellow sailors found the man's car at a trailhead on Monday; his two brothers plan to join the search effort.
This year, the NPS waived entry fees 10 times. Next year they'll do it just 4.
The 71-year-old Port Angeles woman had been lost in the park since July 17.
The bill is a response to the White House's rollback of protections for Utah public lands.
The lifetime pass for those 62 and older will jump to $80 from $10 this year.
The proposed changes would raise entrance fees to $70 at 17 super-popular national parks.
The bill, which would amend the 1964 Wilderness Act, has sparked strong opposition from conservation groups.
The two Bellingham men disappeared from the Mt. Baker backcountry.
Officials tried three times to tow a motorist out of deep snow on a remote wilderness road.
The 31-year-old went missing after camping at Colonial Creek last weekend.
