When the 20 th century began, the Columbia River Gorge was entirely inaccessible, except by foot, by wagon or by rail. There was no Columbia River Highway. There was no Eagle Creek Trail. And there ...

If I had to pick the best overall hike in the Columbia River Gorge, my vote would probably go to Eagle Creek Trail. The historic pathway tightropes into a narrow basalt canyon filled with waterfalls, ...

CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — The wait is almost over. Some hiking trails in the Columbia River Gorge, closed by the Eagle Creek Fire, are expected to open by summer, if not sooner. To simplify closures, the ...

EAGLE — Depending on who you ask, Base Camp Eagle would be a good campground or a bad campground. Something the town of Eagle has needed for years, or something it needs somewhere else, if anywhere at ...

EAGLE CREEK TRAIL, Ore. -- More than 100 hikers are being evacuated after wildfire began burning near th Eagle Crest Trail in the Columbia River Gorge Saturday afternoon. The U.S. Forest Service says ...

CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. – A 3,200-acre wildfire sparked by fireworks is spreading through the Columbia Gorge, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. On Monday evening, emergency crews issued ...

BIG SANDY – Cottonwood forests along Montana’s Missouri River southeast of here are dying faster than they’re being replaced. That prompted Robin McQuinn of Billings to drive 265 miles to plant young ...