The mountain was named Mount Rainier back in 1792 by British explorer George Vancouver. He named it after his friend, Peter Rainier, a member of the British military who had never been to Washington.

Public input is being sought on a plan by the National Park Service and Washington State Transportation Department on a ...

For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends.

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Ready to hit the road for a scenic getaway in New York? Consider these road trips. Some you may have seen before.

The most beautiful section, according to World Atlas, is between Oneonta and Rotterdam, a small but vibrant town in ...

Old growth can be a renewable resource, too, if we preserve original forest and protect some of the resilient second growth, ...

One of Jedediah Smith’s goals was to "be the first to view a country on which the eyes of a white man had never gazed and to ...

Radio Mankato identified one of the skiers caught in the backcountry avalanche as David Linder, who was part of a heli-skiing ...

If the deaths are confirmed, it would be the deadliest U.S. avalanche since three climbers were killed in a slide in ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Multiple skiers were reported trapped in the Alaska backcountry after being swept up in an avalanche ...