The best time to visit is typically May through early June, though wildflower timing depends on weather patterns each year. For wildflower enthusiasts willing to venture beyond the most popular spots, ...

An eminently walkable option in the Gorge's recreational and cultural ... Perched on a bluff overlooking the Columbia River, the seven-acre grounds feature lush gardens and winding paths, and an ...

Macduff met the Herald this week at the Jupiter basalt marker along the Columbia Park Trail, just east of the blue bridge. It ...

Drive time from downtown Cleveland: 25 minutes This plunge waterfall is the reward for a mile-and-a-half hike with 580 feet ...

Wenatchee proves that some of Washington’s sunniest dispositions can be found east of the mountains. Union Gap packs big personality into a small package, making it a perfect stop on your Memorial Day ...

Like the ferns in our forests, we Pacific Northwest residents can tolerate being overwatered. In fact, we do tolerate it. Every year. Relentlessly. Year after year. But each spring, there comes a brea ...

Latourell plunges 224 feet over a basalt cliff and is considered one of the route’s more hidden gems. For more, visit its ...

The state's segment of Orogenesis, a bikepacking route from B.C. to the tip of Baja, was just unveiled. When complete, it ...

Before the Columbia River flood control system, spring blooms often coincided with large muddy floods inundating communities and farms. While the Midwest still faces threats from swollen rivers due to ...

Lower Columbia River, Rocky Point/Tongue Point line upstream to Bonneville Dam there were 690 salmonid boats and 257 Washington bank rods were tallied on the April 12 flight count. Sec 1 ...

Ti’ Napu Von Meter said that doing the annual Good Friday trek up Mount Humuyong Månglo’ for the first time as a legal adult has not only opened his eyes to his future, it has completely ...

The Oregon Zoo is once again seeking volunteer pika watchers to scan Columbia River Gorge terrain for the tiny ... is convened by the zoo, gather to map and survey pika populations, using ...