Fall is the best hiking season in Washington, and it is not close. The bugs are gone. The air goes sharp. The summer crowds thin out after Labor Day, and for two or three weeks the high country runs pure gold. If you only hike a handful of times a year, these fall hikes in Washington are the stretch to spend them on. There are two flavors of fall color here, and knowing the difference is half the trip. The first is the alpine larch: a deciduous …
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