There are moments on the Eagle Creek Trail when you completely forget that it was the birthplace of one of Oregon’s largest and most high-profile wildfires of the past decade. In autumn the canyon is ...

Whether it’s the Ice Age floods that carved it or the wildfire in 2017 that scarred it, the Columbia River Gorge is a testament to nature’s destructive fury. But from ruin comes rebirth. Eight years ...

The Columbia River Gorger has to be one of the most popular outdoor destinations in the Pacific Northwest. This hiking trail ...

As firefighters are working on putting out a pair of wildfires in the Columbia River Gorge, they’re contending with another seasonal scourge in the woods: hikers, backpackers and trail runners who are ...

Eagle Creek Trail Rockslide Photo courtesy of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, U.S. Forest Service. Hikers who were hoping to hit the Eagle Creek Trail before the new Columbia River ...

Looking down at the staircase from the State Trail to I-84. Photo: Oregon Department of Transportation) A set of stairs on the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail that has been the focus of ...

Eagle Creek by Wesley LaPointe_260A6383 IMAGE: Wesley Lapointe. Gorge-bound hikers already dealing with timed ticketing and permits in order to get to their destinations now have another hurdle: ...

Juliette Rizzo approaches the staircase adjacent to I-84 near Eagle Creek Trailhead. (Photos: Jonathan Maus/BikePortland) There are few tools left for advocates to create urgency around the need to ...