Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater Darrington, WA Words by Mitch Melheim Photos by Coleman Schwartz Media Progressive and constantly evolving, Summer Meltdown has blossomed from a backyard party with friends into one of the premier music festivals in the Pacific Northwest. The festival took their most significant leap toward contending with bigger name festivals in 2015 with a lineup that featured Tycho, Greensky Bluegrass, Galactic, and STS9’s first Pacific Northwest appearance in two years. It was also the year that they decided to set themselves apart from those same festivals by adding what they called “adventures” that included whitewater rafting, horseback riding, and even helicopter rides. Thus, Summer Meltdown was rebranded as a music, camping, and adventure festival, and it’s new identity was born. The next year, they brought back STS9, added Griz, Gramatik, and Beats Antique into the equation, and gave most folks in the region their first glimpse at Twiddle. Now, here