They're known as the American Alps, and it doesn't take long in Washington's North Cascades to figure out why. Rows of jagged mountains cut across an impossibly vast horizon while aquamarine rivers ...

Heavy mountain snow is the kind of weather that doesn’t care that your trip is “only a couple hours.” One cold front turns into another, and suddenly the Cascades and the northern Rockies are in ...

TROUT LAKE, Wash. — In this week's Let's Get Out There, we head to the beautiful canyons of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest to try some canyoneering. Where else would you put on a wet suit in the ...

The coronavirus outbreak and stay-home orders in Oregon and Washington have many nature lovers feeling pent up. Yes, hiking is still allowed, but only close to home. Unnecessary travel is discouraged, ...

Last week, the three commercial guiding companies on Washington’s 14,411-foot Mount Rainier did something they’d never done before: canceled the climbing season outright with weeks left to go. Stormy ...

Washington State Tourism, in partnership with Northwest Heritage Resources and The Cascade Loop Association, has released of the Cascade Loop Heritage Tour -- South Guide, a project partially funded ...

Citizen-scientists trek into the North Cascades in search of the elusive wolverine. Citizen scientists trek into the North Cascades in search of the elusive wolverine. Using remote winter ...