Most people living in the Northwest aren’t aware of the beauty at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and Park located in the heart of Oregon, a place where time has painted itself into the Earth.
I bet the driver of this blue sports sedan thought he got away from the Washington State Patrol after speeding away at triple-digit speeds but forgot a rather large detail.
Brace for impact as groundbreaking research from Oregon State University reveals a dire future for the Pacific Northwest. Extensive simulations predict a significant increase in wildfire intensity, affecting vast areas from Oregon's western Cascades to Washington's northern Cascades, the Puget Lowlands, and the Olympic Mountains, starting in 2035.
At 4.1 miles, the Astoria-Megler Bridge at the mouth of the Columbia River makes it the longest continuous truss bridge in North America and the second longest in the world. Construction of the bridge was dangerous and cold.