Mount St. Helens in Washington State began erupting with a series of steam-driven blasts. These intensified over weeks, leading to a massive eruption on May 18 at 8:32 a.m. Rated a 5 on the Volcanic ...

If we can get a better idea of the timing and severity, a lot of people could heed the warning, and the damage to the local ...

Since 1996, scientists, researchers, staff and volunteers at Mount St. Helens Institute have been working to educate students ...

Three years ago, teacher, author and outdoor enthusiast Eric Peach first introduced me to the Windy Point Trail in Colfax. It ...

Explore how the landscape of southwest Washington still bears the scars of the Mount St. Helens eruption 45 years later, ...

Inland valleys will climb into the 90s, coastal valleys into the 80s, while most beaches will remain cooler in the upper 50s ...

The Gifford Pinchot National Forest will be implementing a "scan and pay option" at many recreation sites across the forest beginning May 16, according to a news release from the U.S. Forest Service.

The Siouxon Creek drainage is south of Mount St. Helens and full of waterfalls ... 99 and drive 16 miles to the road's end at the Windy Ridge Viewpoint. (Northwest Forest Pass or $5 day-use ...

Johnston Ridge Observatory, a popular tourist destination which looks over Mount St. Helens' gaping crater, has been closed since 2023 after a landslide took out a bridge on the road leading there.

While the Johnston Ridge Observatory often steals the spotlight, Windy Ridge offers equally stunning views of Mount St. Helens’ impressive crater. You’ll find fewer visitors here, making it ideal for ...

The popular Johnston Ridge Observatory that looks over Mount St. Helens’ gaping crater has been closed since 2023 after a landslide took out a bridge on the windy road leading there. State ...

About 470 kilometres off Vancouver Island, the Axial Seamount rises from the underwater mountain range known as the Juan de Fuca Ridge ... be more similar to Mount St. Helens: a big explosion.