In a discovery that has literally changed the landscape of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Rainier—Washington ... and the state quarter. Some people refer to it simply as 'The Mountain.'" ...

A climbing team from Washington, led by Jim Whittaker, of Seattle, was preparing an assault on K2 in Pakistan.

deep in the Cascade Mountains, is the picturesque settlement of Leavenworth. Complete with wooden chalets and surrounded by green forested peaks, the Bavarian-style Washington town looks as if it ...