A 45-year-old man from Argentina plummeted some 2,000 feet to his death on Mt. Shasta earlier this month, officials have ...

This small town in Washington state offers more than just charm, with ample opportunity for outdoor adventure surrounded by ...

Journey into the breathtaking Cascade Range of Oregon, where snow-capped volcanic peaks rise above endless pine forests. Captured in cinematic 4K, this video showcases the stunning natural beauty of ...

U.S. Geological Survey volcanologist Seth Burgess overlooks Clear Lake and Mount Konocti, the largest peak in the Clear Lake ...

Unlike old soldiers, old volcanoes seemingly don't even fade away, much less die, with researchers discovering magma chambers under cones previously classed as dormant after thousands of years of ...

A massive aquifer is stored just beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades — possibly the largest aquifer of its kind in the U.S., according to researchers at the University ...

U.S. Forest Service geologist Gordon Grant calls it a “geologic gift.” University of Oregon earth scientist Leif Karlstrom described it as “a big water tower” at the top of the mountains. The two ...

Some of the wildest country in the U.S. is in Washington state's Cascade Range, reached by old logging and jeep roads that give way to high alpine trails. NPR's Brian Mann sends an audio postcard.

When I heard that eastern Oregon counties are thinking of joining Idaho, I wrote a letter to the editor of 12 eastern Oregon and eastern Washington newspapers suggesting that the citizens of those ...