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Bridge to an icy wonderland reopened

An aerial image of the newly repaired Big Four Ice Caves bridge spanning the South Fork Stillaguamish river. Heavily wooded forest appears on both sides of the bridge and river.
A repaired Big Four Ice Caves Bridge re-opened bigger and better in October 2022—extending 37 feet longer—to stabilize it on the South Fork Stillaguamish riverbank. The $241,000 project, contracted to One Corner Construction, was funded through the Great American Outdoor Act. (Forest Service…
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Badland caves are cooler than you think

Two forest service employees take a break on the hills
Darley Newman and her guide Forest Service employee, Treva Slaughter, navigate the endless horizons of the Little Missouri National Grassland. (Photo credit: Darley Newman) America’s national forests and grasslands are popular destinations for recreational activities like swimming, hiking and rock climbing…
#IceCaves, #Grasslands, #CavesAndKarst, #Geology