Mica Dam, Columbia River, British Columbia. Mica Dam, is the first, or uppermost dam of 14 on the main stem of the Columbia. Completed in 1973 it stands 801 feet above the bedrock.

The Columbia River Gorge is now home to scores of torched trees. But there's plenty of green, too. The Eagle Creek fire burned as a mosaic, authorities have said.

The Rowena Fire that closed Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge on Wednesday has grown to 3,800 acres, according to the ...

The boundaries of 13 urban areas in both states, from The Dalles, Ore. (population 13,000) to Home Valley (population 164), were fixed by the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Act.

It’s been almost six years since the Eagle Creek Fir burned nearly 50,000 acres in the Columbia River Gorge and Ralph Bloemers feels it's time to let people know that the landscape is regenerating.

One of the most dangerous aspects of the fire zone in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is rockfall. Everywhere, loosened basalt rocks are tumbling onto trails from the steep slopes.

Balsamroot flowers bloom on Mosier Plateau in the Columbia River Gorge. The 3.5-mile hike in downtown Mosier opened to the public in 2013, managed by Friends of the Columbia Gorge. MOSIER PLATEAU ...

Shortly after exiting Washougal, you enter the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, established in 1988. This river canyon runs 80 miles along the Columbia River’s Washington and Oregon ...

Hikers brave enough to trek the Columbia River Gorge at night or during the early morning hours have a chance of seeing some of the canyon’s rarely seen residents: scorpions.

From Highway 141 in Husum, Klickitat County, follow Indian Creek Road about 1 mile to a gate at the end of Indian Cemetery Road. Distance: 4.6 miles round-trip . Elevation gain: 1,300 feet . Pass ...

SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. — Fire crews are on day three of fighting the Tunnel 5 fire in the Columbia River Gorge.The fire grew slightly overnight to an estimated 546 acres Wednesday morning.