Journey into the breathtaking Cascade Range of Oregon, where snow-capped volcanic peaks rise above endless pine forests.

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.

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

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

Expect isolated thunderstorms and mild temperatures in the Portland area this weekend, with a chance of showers developing over the Cascades on Saturday and Sunday. Thunderstorms are likely to develop ...

It has a very strange name, there’s no official trail and little would suggest this forested lake in the Mount Jefferson ...

When NPR's Brian Mann travels on assignment, he looks for wild and rugged places to explore. Sometimes that means winding up in places he never expected, like the Cascade Range in southern Washington ...

After a relatively quiet wildfire season, a spate of lightning storms has ramped up the number of fires across Oregon to the highest so far this season. The good news is that incoming rain and cooler ...

On a cool morning in early summer, Zhongqi Miao stands behind a tree in the Asian small-clawed otter exhibit at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo tinkering with a small camera hidden among the leaves. The ...