Here’s some fighting words: We need to give the Enchantments a break. I don’t think you should head to Colchuck Lake and the Enchantments—a section of Washington’s Alpine Lakes Wilderness beloved to hikers, backpackers, and rock climbers—this year or next. And not just for the reasons you’d think.
To back up a bit: The area near Leavenworth got its enchanting name from the United States Geological Survey worker who mapped them in the early twentieth century. The name fit; there’s something otherworldly about the series of alpine lakes ringed with dramatic rocks and only a few trees. Plus, those larch trees turn an electric yellow every fall.
So it’s
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