- Mount Index (wa100.dnr.wa.gov)
Mount Index, named after the nearby town of Index, is an impressive granite slab known for its exposed summit ridge and incredible views. The towering 6,000-foot peak rises majestically above Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, inviting experienced mountaineers to make the tough climb to the summit. Lake Serene, located on the slopes below, provides a gorgeous panorama of the granite behemoth without the need for technical climbing skills—the steep but rewarding trail up to the lake is a popular hike in the area. The Index valley is also home to a secluded network of crystal-clear sub-alpine lakes, cascading falls, wild rivers, and stunning granite cliff faces, with plenty of opportunities for swimming, rafting, and fishing in waters that are loaded with salmon and rainbow trout. At the edges of the valley, granite cliffs extend upward hundreds of feet from the valley floor, drawing rock climbers from around the country.
- George Wallace (Wikipedia)
George Corley Wallace Jr. (August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998) was an American politician and lawyer who was the 45th and longest-serving governor of Alabama (1963–1967; 1971–1979; 1983–1987), and the longest-serving governor from the Democratic Party. Wallace unsuccessfully sought the presidential nomination as a Democrat three times, and once with the American Independent Party, in which he carried five states in the 1968 presidential election, resulting in a rare moment not seen since the 1948 presidential election where a third party managed to secure electoral seats independent of the de-facto ’two party system’ of the United States.
- George Wallace (Wikiquote)
George Corley Wallace, Jr. (25 August 1919 – 13 September 1998) was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Alabama for four terms. A member of the Democratic Party, he is remembered for his staunch segregationist and populist views. Wallace sought the United States presidency as a Democrat on three occasions, and once as an American Independent Party candidate; he was unsuccessful each time. Wallace opposed desegregation and supported the policies of “Jim Crow” during the Civil Rights Movement, declaring in his 1963 inaugural address that he stood for “segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever”.
