Smack dab in the middle of the Cascade spine that runs up Washington state, one mountainous enclave erupts into dusty orange in fall. Its mellifluous name—the Teanaway—is thought to come from an Indigenous word for “drying place,” and indeed the late-summer sun bakes away the last of its high-elevation snows. Then the western larch trees transition to their fiery shades, launching the Teanaway into its prime season.
The region, just north of Cle Elum and I-90, doesn’t have the highest or most exciting mountains in the state. Its trails aren’t the longest. The beloved Enchantments and triangular Mount Stuart sit just to the north, stealing all the Instagram thunder.
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