The deaths of two experienced climbers on Mount Rainier this month have once again drawn attention to a hard truth about Washington’s most iconic peak and the West Coast’s tallest volcano: Even for ...

Jiri Richter and Ben Watson were drawn to the mountains — and they always wanted to help others reach the summit. Richter, 51, gave fellow climbers a pat on the shoulder and patiently told them to ...

MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK — Two missing climbers in Mount Rainier National Park were found dead by search & rescue crews on Tuesday, a National Parks spokesperson confirmed. Park rangers began an ...

SUNRISE, Wash. — Search and rescue crews found the two climbers reported missing in the backcountry of Mount Rainier National Park near Wilson Glacier earlier this week, according to the National Park ...

Following in Yosemite’s footsteps, another major national park on the West Coast is dropping a method for crowd management. Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park will not require timed-entry ...

Washington State is home to some of the most breathtaking train journeys in the entire country. From vintage steam locomotives chugging through mountain valleys to modern rail lines hugging coastal ...

Listen, kids. Is that Santa? Hurry, go put your shoes on so you can check outside! OK, adults, now that the kids are gone — you are teaching them to read the newspaper, right? — let’s talk about a ...