Instagram effect? Number of Seattle-area hikers has doubled in less than 10 years, data show

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Day hikers from Seattle trek up the trail toward Snow Lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times, 2011). It's not just because people are moving here in record numbers. The hikers in our area have increased seven times faster than the population overall. Could a love for …

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