Knute Berger

Tracing cataclysmic floods and geologist J Harlen Bretz’s footsteps across the Pacific Northwest

The Columbia River defines our corner of the continent, but the remote valley where it starts has its own story to tell

The Columbia River reflects the history of our region — especially Indigenous peoples' ancient, spiritual connection to this place

The story of Dan Evans, the former Washington governor and U.S. senator who died last month, is a reminder of a saner, more reasonable political era

Twin rail disasters that hit the Pacific Northwest in 1910 are reminders of the power of what we now call atmospheric rivers