In a huge blow to hikers, access to the northwest corner of Mount Rainier National Park has been closed, after the discovery ...

Big Four Ice Caves Trail in Washington's Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest feels like stepping into another planet. It's ...

When Cooper Mountain Nature Park first opened, the praise was effusive. Just after the Washington County park opened its ...

With this year's cold spring, there is more snow in the mountains than when I wrote this column in April a few years ago.

“It’s often called the quieter side of the park — a contrast to the more visited Paradise and Sunrise areas,” she wrote. “The Carbon River corridor has a rare inland temperate rainforest climate. You ...

Washington State Department of Transportation closed State Route 165 Carbon River Fairfax Bridge after finding deterioration ...

Those looking forward to hiking the northwest portion of Mount Rainier National Park will have to put those plans off for the foreseeable future.

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The Snow Mountain Ranch area of Cowiche Canyon Conservancy has been mentioned in a National Geographic article on the best wildflower hiking destinations.

WASHINGTON — Two people and their three dogs were rescued from the snowy terrain of Mount Saint Helens last week. The Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the missing hikers around 6 p.m.

Part of Mount Rainier National Park became inaccessible on Monday after Washington officials shut ... Mowich Lake area that features popular hikes such as Tolmie Peak Lookout, Spray Falls ...