ELLENSBURG — For anyone who digs geology, the Pacific Northwest is better than Disneyland, says Nick Zentner. You want mountains? We’ve got more than 60,000 square miles of them. Volcanoes? Half a ...

Driving across the state of Oregon takes a few hours, but on that drive, you can witness millions of years of geology unfold outside your car window. The spectacular snow-capped volcanoes of the ...

For many people, the "King" Columbia River begins and ends with the Grand Coulee Dam, the iconic 1930s project that produces cheap hydroelectric power to fuel homes, heavy industry and harnesses water ...

The Geological Society of America has produced a field guide for trips throughout the Northwest that explains geologic processes and history of the region. The guide includes details on Mount Hood, ...

Making and shaping the Columbia Basin. Columbia River basalt lava flows ; Inside a basalt flow ; Pillow lavas ; What good is Columbia River basalt? ; Lewis and Clark meet Columbia River basalt ; ...

CROOKSTON, Minn. — A low-flying airplane will soon be visible to residents in seven counties in northwest Minnesota, including the city of Thief River Falls and parts of the Red River corridor along ...

The 14-mile Northwest Lancaster County River Trail along the Susquehanna River has been tremendously popular since it opened in 2014. And for good reason. It’s a beautiful path along the river with ...

Off and on over the next eight months, airplanes will be flying low over Northwest Arkansas. But this isn't a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest, so there's no reason to rush to the ...

History of faulting in the eastern Uinta Mountains, Colorado and Utah / Wallace R. Hansen -- Seismic and borehole evidence for important pre-Laramide faulting along the axial arch in northwest ...