In 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted, killing dozens and forever changing how the US monitors earthquakes. The volcano is still active but not erupting.

In the Pacific Northwest, Washington offers the most dramatic scenery. The best place to enjoy the outdoors is in a National Park Service site. Visitors can find beaches, temperate rainforests and ...

If you’re in search of the best things to do in Washington, boy, do we have you covered! After countless visits and road ...

PORTLAND – It will be years before people will be able to reach the views, trails and a visitor center at Mount St. Helens. Johnston Ridge, the site of a seasonal observatory and museum, as well ...

Mount St. Helen’s Johnston Ridge Observatory will remain inaccessible until at least 2026 as the state focuses on permanent repairs to the damaged Spirit Lake Highway that leads to the site.

Mount St. Helens' Johnston Ridge Observatory closed until 2026 after landslide on Spirit Lake Highway A massive landslide last year cut through Spirit Lake Highway — the only road to the ...

Mount St. Helens’ Johnston Ridge Observatory will remain closed to the public until at least 2026, a Washington State Department of Transportation spokeswoman said Monday.

An estimated 300,000 people visit Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument each year. This is a view of the crater from Johnson Ridge Observatory. Elaine Thompson AP file, 2010 The upper ...

Outdoor adventurers ascended Mount St. Helens to retrieve supplies from the Johnston Ridge Observatory that are necessary for summer operations during the landslide closure.

MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT — Early Tuesday morning, a small group of outdoor adventurers ascended a foot path toward Johnston Ridge Observatory, now dark, cold and desolate, to ...

Johnston Ridge Observatory, located within Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, overlooks the north side of the mountain that collapsed in a 1980 eruption.