Whether crossing a makeshift log bridge or wading through a glacially-fed river, a hike to Ramona Falls requires just a little bit extra. Located east of Portland in Mount Hood National Forest, the ...

The World's Tallest Peak is Still Growing Every Year Mount Everest continues to move a few inches to the northeast and rise a ...

In Rocky Mount and surrounding areas, they were watching the Tar River Thursday after days of rainfall have swollen it to major flood stage. Along Gay Road, rescuers in rafts escorted people from ...

Erosion by the Sandy River this winter has unearthed a forest buried after a 1781 Mount Hood eruption. The ancient snags will rot quickly now that they are exposed. You can see the ghost forest on a ...

TACOMA — Now’s a good time to revive your plans to visit Carbon River. Mount Rainier National Park reopened access to the Carbon River area, which has been closed for about three months. Visitors ...

The National Weather Service is predicting the Skagit River near Mount Vernon will reach over 37 feet by Tuesday, nearly reaching a record that was set in 1990. In preparation for what could ...

Links to posts I written about the best trails for hiking (and some biking) around Hood River, mostly in the Columbia River Gorge national scenic area and also on Mount Hood and Mount Adams: Post ...

A rendering of the aerial view of the proposed River Pointe complex in Upper Mount Bethel Township. UPPER MOUNT BETHEL TWP., Pa. – At a contentious hearing Monday evening, the Upper Mount Bethel ...

A wildfire burning southeast of Mount Hood has grown to over 15,000 acres, and a new blaze west of Eugene has prompted immediate evacuations. The White River fire, which now covers 15,418 acres, has ...

The Cowlitz River was slightly deeper in 2013 than it was in 2012, and cities along the river are a tad safer because of that. The finding by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also may hint that the ...

Rocky Mount police say firefighters were called around 9:30 a.m. for a rescue after a man was spotted floating face down in the river near the 1100 block of Falls Road.