Forks of the Sky State Park

Forks of the Sky State Park is a 1,300-acre (530 ha)[1] element of the Washington State Park System on the Skykomish River and adjacent to U.S. Highway 2, near Index, Washington. Although a separate park, it is administered by Wallace Falls State Park farther west on Highway 2.[2] The Index Town Wall, a popular 1,200-foot (370 m) rock climbing and BASE jumping wall with 500 climbing routes documented by 2003,[3][4][5] was acquired by the state in 2010,[6] and is part of the park.[2] The base of the wall has a blocked tunnel created by the test of a tunnel boring machine that was sent to dig under the English Channel.[5] The Wild Sky Wilderness can be reached through the state park.[7]

References
  1. Zalesky 2004.
  2. Romano 2017.
  3. Brooks 2003.
  4. Brooks & Sullivan 2004.
  5. Romano 2012.
  6. Dominguez 2010.
  7. Cornwall 2008.

Sources
  • Romano, Craig (November 16, 2017). "Index Town Wall". Hike of the Week.
  • Dominguez, Alejandro (September 20, 2010). "Index Lower Town Wall now part of park: The Washington Climbers Coalition donated the climbing wall to the state". The Everett Herald. Everett, Washington.
  • Brooks, Diane (August 6, 2003). "Heights of happiness ; Weekend warriors and climbing fanatics alike find paradise by scaling the Index Town Wall, which has hundreds of routes". The Seattle Times. Seattle. p. H.32.
  • Romano, Craig (November 26, 2012), "Try This Trail: Index Town Wall; Aim high and be careful—this is one steep cliff.", Seattle Met
  • Cornwall, Warren (May 31, 2008). "Their Wild Sky dream comes true: Murray: "We did it" ; Years of effort result in new federal wilderness area". The Seattle Times. Seattle. p. B.1.
  • Brooks, Diane; Sullivan, Jennifer (July 7, 2004). "Fatal fall underscores perils of base-jumping". The Seattle Times.
  • Zalesky, Philip (Spring 2004). "Flora of the Wild Sky Wilderness". The Wild Cascades. North Cascades Conservation Council.

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