That makes finding a new waterfall spot all the more exciting. Far from the well-trod paths of places like the Historic ...

Hikers exploring the hidden waterfall corridor along the North Umpqua River in Oregon’s southern Cascade Mountains should ...

Icicle Road out of Leavenworth leads to dozens of trails and campgrounds. Normally on a hot June weekend, it’s full of backpackers, hikers, and campers. Today, it’s empty as the area is still shut ...

As trails with peak views go, hikers might get some of the most bang for their buck along the path to the summit of Black Butte. Black Butte is not necessarily an incredibly demanding or spectacular ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks with two Oregon researchers who published a study about a massive underground aquifer below the Central Cascade Mountains east ...

California offers views of the ocean, deserts, ancient forests, painted hills, snow-capped volcanoes and rivers.

Assuming said valley is not shrouded in fog, the first thing your visitor says is something akin to, “Oh, look at the mountains ... Fred Beckey’s seminal “Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing ...

Puget Sound, pronounced "Pew-jet," stretches from the Straight of Juan de Fuca, at the northernmost corner of the United ...

A pair of hikers mistakenly called emergency services to report that a third member of their group had died. However, when ...