Guide to Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens is Not a National Park

The volcano’s unique status makes upkeep complicated.

Guide to Mount St. Helens

Visiting the East Side of Mount St. Helens: Otherworldly Escape

Intrepid explorers head to a quiet region to score views of a hidden landscape, plus a chance to view remnants of the eruption.

Guide to Mount St. Helens

An explosive history of a volcano that’s over the hill.

A Time Before Rainier

Local Indian tribes lived around a mountain they called Tahoma for centuries, and their legacy struggles to hold on.

Slope Stories

Over the years, some of the state’s ski mountains proved as ephemeral as snowflakes.

State Park Adventures

Kayaking, glamping, sledding. And that's just the start. You wouldn’t believe what Washington's state parks hold.

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History

From fossils to software, artifacts tell the story of the Emerald City.

12/01/2013 By Bess Lovejoy