There’s a quiet magic that settles over the world when winter arrives. It’s a season that takes the thunderous applause of a ...

There are plenty of refreshing, mountain getaways in the Western United States and Canada, and some of the best ...

According to hiker reviews, these five national parks offer the best winter hiking, from desert canyons to snow-covered peaks and frozen geothermal landscapes.

Over the years I have had the good fortune to visit the Seattle-Tacoma area half a dozen times – sometimes for work or military duty and a few times on vacation. This is a uniquely beautiful area ...

You don’t have to summit Mount Rainier to enjoy bucket list views in Washington. The Evergreen State boasts countless hikes offering incredible scenery with minimal effort. I’ve rounded up five ...

A Puyallup man said he’s lucky to be alive after surviving a nearly 200-foot fall down a cliff near Mount Rainier. Anthony Harris told KIRO 7 he was dirt bike riding with friends around 12:40 p.m.

The summit has likely declined more than 20 feet, the study said. Mount Rainier, the active stratovolcano located in Washington state, is likely shrinking due to climate change, according to new ...

Sleep on the slopes of Mount Rainier at the historic Paradise Inn. Hit the trails on one of the park’s many hiking routes and explore alpine meadows or hidden waterfalls. Check out classic ...

Out of the five peaks studied in Washington — Rainier, Liberty Cap, Colfax Peak, East Fury and Eldorado Peak — only Colfax and Liberty Cap now maintain a year-round layer of ice and snow. Researchers ...

Experts clarified that Mount Rainier was not at risk of eruption after widespread online speculation spread. Is Mount Rainier going to erupt? A “technical issue” of one seismometer produced a faulty ...

The highest point on Mount Rainier is no longer a perennially frozen ridge of ice and snow, but rather a mound of rocks located several hundred feet away. And this shift means the iconic peak is ...

A rainstorm has washed out the log footbridge on the Carter Falls Trail at Mount Rainier National Park, prompting an unexpected closure just as the park shifts into its winter season. The bridge had ...