Before trailblazing Japanese photographer George Masa captured the beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains, where did his love of ...

From George Masa’s 1915 arrival in Asheville until his death in 1933, the trailblazing Japanese photographer explored the ...

The southern portion of the Japanese Alps also stretches into Shizuoka prefecture. Today more than ten percent of the land in ...

Take a hefty hike or scenic drive around Portland's highest neighborhood to enjoy panoramic views of Portland's iconic ...

Skamania County smashed its previous record for the number of search and rescues in 2025, Sheriff Summer Scheyer said.

Even if your idea of being outdoorsy is sitting on the front porch, you’ll be moved and inspired by the short films in the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour, coming to the Kiggins Theatre ...

Washington is renowned for its dramatic hiking experiences: alpine lakes framed by sky-high peaks, mossy forests, and panoramic views that show off the entire Pacific Coast. But while these bucket ...

Mount Hood's famous Timberline Trail traverses canyons, rivers, forests and alpine areas on a 40-mile circuit around Oregon's tallest mountain. Mount Hood is home to some of the most stunning ...

Curious about volcanoes you can actually visit without risking life and limb? Good news: the U.S. is packed with fascinating volcanic sites, from smoldering calderas to massive craters, all open to ...

A hazy cloud that emerged over the active volcano was the result of high winds rather than a new eruption. By Amy Graff and Soumya Karlamangla On the morning of May 18, 1980, the most destructive ...

That came after scientists received reports of a large plume rising above the volcano, which turned out to be volcanic ash from the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption. “It kind of looks like a brownish ...

Some Pacific Northwesterners woke Tuesday to an unusual sight: A smoky haze shrouded Mount St. Helens, the large, active stratovolcano in Washington state that erupted catastrophically in 1980. But a ...