6-8 inches of new snow forecast for Spokane Jan 5, 2009
Sunday's storm was expected to bring 1 to 2 feet of new snow in the Cascade Range. In Western Washington, callers to KOMO Radio reported snowfall amounts ranging from about an inch to more than 5 inches in lowland areas. (Longview Daily News, WA)
More snow, ice jam runways, depots, roads Dec 25, 2008
The Northwest faced more snow and sleet, with up to 20 inches possible in the Cascade range in Washington, and icy, wet weather spread over the Northeast. At least 23 highway deaths had been attributed to the weather, including those of a woman and her 7-month-old son in a two-vehicle crash early yesterday in southeastern Wisconsin. (Boston Globe)
Storm packing snow, high winds blows into Wash. Dec 21, 2008
Late Saturday night, Interstate 90 across Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Range _ the state's main east-west roadway _ was closed because falling and blowing snow had reduced visibility to zero, the state Department of Transportation said ... Wind forecasts were downgraded Saturday night for the Cascade Range foothills east and south of Seattle, including the towns of Enumclaw, North Bend and Maple Valley. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Storm packing snow, heavy wind blows into Washington Dec 21, 2008
Winds gusting as high as 90 mph were forecast for communities in the Cascade Range foothills east and south of Seattle, including Enumclaw, North Bend and Maple Valley. Steady wind of 40 mph with higher gusts was reported Saturday afternoon at Sekiu on the Olympic Peninsula. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Cold, snow expected through Christmas Dec 19, 2008
Up to 30 inches of snow was expected in the Cascade Range on Wednesday night. The Olympic Mountains helped shield the central Puget Sound region from the snow that fell Wednesday to the north and south, according to University of Washington weather expert Cliff Mass. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Natural Fireworks Continue at National Parks Volcanoes Jul 29, 2008
Mount Rainier in Washington is the highest peak in the Cascade Range at 14,410 feet. An active volcano, Rainier could one day threaten the surrounding Seattle region. (Pekin Times, IL)
Bay State aids Calif. in fighting wildfires Jul 26, 2008
Teixeira, of South Dartmouth, has been with the Massachusetts crew since the partnership began, helping to control wildfires in the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade Range. Teixeira said he has used the experience to improve forest-firefighting methods in Massachusetts, working with nature conservancy groups to develop fire prevention and warning systems. (Boston Globe)
Climbing Kilimanjaro Jul 24, 2008
Kesterke has a climbing background, and he has even tackled Mount Lassen, in the Shasta Cascade range in Northern California. Beckman, who has a background in technical climbing and backpacking, has been soliciting donations from friends, family, clients and anyone willing to help. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
NASA Drone Aids California Firefighters Jul 16, 2008
In Washington state, the biggest fire to strike the southern Cascade Range in decades continued to grow Monday, as weather forecasters warned of hazardous fire conditions for most of the east side of the state. The fire had burned about 9 square miles, or more than 6,000 acres, in south-central Washington near Mount Adams, the state's second-highest peak. (Fox News)
BLM: Grazing doesn't fit Ore. National Monument Jul 13, 2008
The monument was created in 2000 by President Clinton from 53,000 acres of BLM land near Ashland to protect the unique area, sometimes referred to as the Klamath Knot, where the Siskiyou Mountains connect to the Cascade Range. The area is home to 111 species of butterflies, as well as the rare Keene Creek pebblesnail and the Jenny Creek redband trout. (Anchorage Daily News)
Warming helps a few glaciers, for now Jul 13, 2008
With glaciers retreating in the Sierra Nevada, the Rocky Mountains and elsewhere in the Cascades, Mount Shasta a volcanic peak at the southern end of the Cascade range is actually benefiting from changing weather patterns over the Pacific Ocean. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Mysterious California Glaciers Keep Growing Despite Warming Jul 13, 2008
With glaciers retreating in the Sierra Nevada, the Rocky Mountains and elsewhere in the Cascades, Mount Shasta the southernmost volcano in the Cascade range is actually benefiting from changing weather patterns over the Pacific Ocean. "When people look at glaciers around the world, the majority of them are shrinking," said Slawek Tulaczyk, an assistant professor of earth sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who led a team studying Shasta's glaciers. (Fox News -- Politics)
Mountain climbing for a special cause Jul 13, 2008
Near Seattle, Mount Rainier, at 14,410 feet, is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. It is an active volcano that last erupted approximately 150 years ago. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Smoky skies result of early California wildfires (113) Jul 1, 2008
Goss said winds funneled the smoke into the southern Willamette Valley and further north, penned in by the Coast Range and Cascade Range mountains. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality uses a color-coded Air Quality Index that lists six categories, ranging from good to hazardous. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
A Driving Tour to Sisters, Oregon May 31, 2008
Moving eastward from the magnificent Pacific Coast, the ocean gives way to the Coastal Mountain Range, through the sparkling Willamette Valley until the countryside is filled with the mighty Cascade Range of Rocky Mountains. From Eugene Oregon, highway 126 follows the McKenzie River through valleys and forests. (Suite101.com)
Heat raises avalanche danger, boy injured, road closed May 18, 2008
The Northwest Avalanche Center's website recommended that backcountry visitors in the Cascade Range and Olympic Mountains avoid potential slide areas. "Deep avalanches are possible. Some slides may release to or near the ground, involving the entire winter's snowpack," the agency warned. (USA Today -- Weather)
Fossilised poo from oldest American people found Apr 5, 2008
" The poo - known by scientists as coprolites - that changed the history books was found by Dennis Jenkins, a senior archaeologist with the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History, whose field expeditions over two summers uncovered a variety of artifacts in caves. The Paisley Caves are located in the Summer Lake basin near Paisley, about 220 miles southeast of Eugene on the eastern side of the Cascade Range. The series of eight caves are westward-facing, on the highest... (Yahoo News -- FYI)
Washington Hiking Guides Mar 5, 2008
Washington offers rugged Pacific Northwest wilderness, lakes, clear rivers, majestic Mt. Rainier and the wild Olympic Peninsula, plus the open panoramas east of the Cascade Range. Hiking is a favorite way to get out into this bounty of natural scenery. (Suite101.com)
More Snow, Avalanche Danger Close 3 Washington Mountain Highways Feb 10, 2008
-- Crews on Saturday made progress clearing debris, snow and standing water from the major highway pass through Washington's Cascade Range, with hopes of reopening it to traffic late at night. However, the other two passes likely will remain closed into Sunday due to heavy snow. (KIRO TV, WA)
Parts of Midwest beset by flooding, while others dig out from major snowstorm Feb 8, 2008
In Washington state, heavy snow and high winds closed all highways through the Cascade Range for hours and left thousands without power Thursday. The Weather Service issued an unusual blizzard warning through Thursday afternoon for the north and central Cascades and predicted 15 to 30 inches of new snow in the mountains by Friday morning. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Avalanche Control, High Winds Cause Havoc At Passes Feb 8, 2008
SEATTLE -- Heavy snow and fierce winds closed highways through the Cascade Range in Washington state early Thursday, contributing to a number of accidents. Stevens Pass was open again, while Snoqualmie Pass has been closed off-and-on Thursday for avalanche control and snow removal. (KIRO TV, WA)
Trains freed from snowy mountains Feb 3, 2008
In Washington state, Interstate 90 was reopened Saturday morning after being closed for three days because of the avalanche danger at the Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Range. More from msnbc. (MSNBC -- Race)
Storm makes drivers slip, fliers wait Feb 2, 2008
In Washington state, a 70-mile stretch of Interstate 90 remained closed because of the avalanche danger at the Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Range. The state's main east-west traffic route across the Cascades had been closed for all but six hours since Tuesday morning - the lengthiest closure for the pass since 1997. (Anchorage Daily News)
Teen rescued from a snow cave in Wallowa Mountains Jan 31, 2008
Forecasts Tuesday night and today said the heaviest snow would be in the central part of the Cascade Range and in the Wallowas, with total accumulations of nearly 2 feet of new snow. Comments. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Snow Falls Over Much Of Washington Jan 9, 2008
Heavy snow warnings were issued for the Cascade Range and most areas to the east. The 1 to 2 feet of snow is expected to fall in the Cascades and up to a foot and a half in the eastern foothills by Wednesday morning with gusty winds making driving hazardous in the passes. (KIRO TV, WA)
Where in the world? Jan 8, 2008
Which mountain range is longer - the Rocky Mountains or the Cascade Range. Answers. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
West Coast bracing for big snow storm Jan 5, 2008
The U.S. Forest Service issued an avalanche warning for Mount Shasta, in the Cascade Range in far Northern California, while the National Weather Service issued a rare blizzard advisory for the Sierra Nevada. The storm system brought high wind warnings along the coast. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Fierce Storm Heading To Valley, Sierra Jan 4, 2008
The U.S. Forest Service issued an avalanche warning for Mount Shasta, in the Cascade Range in far Northern California, while the weather service issued a rare blizzard advisory for the Sierra Nevada. The Capitol Corridor motorcoach service to the Sierra has been suspended due to blizzard conditions, the Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority said Thursday. (KCRA 3, CA)
Search For Oregon Professor Suspended Indefinitely Nov 13, 2007
-- After a week of searching, rescue teams facing foul weather called off efforts to find a University of Oregon mathematics professor missing in the foothills of the Cascade Range. Fog settled on the mountains Monday morning, and high winds whipped rain and sleet against the search parties. (KIRO TV, WA)
Trek reveals Northwest glaciers in retreat Oct 26, 2007
- Between the North Sister and Middle Sister in Oregon's Cascade Range, Collier Glacier has advanced and receded for hundreds of thousands of years ... Typical along Cascade rangeThe shrinking of the glacier started about the same time carbon dioxide emissions started rising, Bishop said. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Oregon's Collier Glacier shrinking Oct 24, 2007
BEND (AP) Between the North Sister and Middle Sister in Oregon s Cascade Range, Collier Glacier has advanced and receded for hundreds of thousands of years. But like many glaciers, it is headed in one direction backward these days. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
All 10 Bodies Found In Wreckage Of Skydiving Plane Oct 10, 2007
-- Rescuers combing through wreckage found in Washington's rugged central Cascade Range found the last three victims of a "horrific" plane crash that killed 10 people flying home from a skydiving event. Seven bodies were found Monday, and the recovery crews found the remaining three Tuesday, said Nisha Marvel, spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation's aviation division. (KIRO TV, WA)
U.S. Housing Collapse May Bypass Some Markets: John F. Wasik Sep 10, 2007
Wenatchee, Washington, for example, nestled in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Range on the banks of the Columbia River, is fast becoming a brain burb of congested Seattle to the west. With a reasonable cost of living -- the median home price is about $250,000 -- Wenatchee catapulted to the top of Ofheo's price gainers, rising 23 percent in a year. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Hundreds Ordered to Evacuate as California Wildfire Grows Aug 4, 2007
Four people died in crash about 60 miles (100 kilometers) east-southeast of Seattle on the east slope of the Cascade Range. In Idaho, fire crews contained a blaze that had scorched more than 1,000 square miles and forced the evacuation of two small towns near the Nevada line. (Fox News)
Hundreds near Calif. fire ordered out Aug 4, 2007
Four people died in crash about 60 miles east-southeast of Seattle on the east slope of the Cascade Range. "We have one way in and one way out, which is a big safety challenge," he said. (Albany Times Union)
Temperature Reaches 116 Degrees In Palm Springs Jul 6, 2007
Moisture levels in some of the largest logs east of the Cascade Range have dropped to what typically is seen in the hottest days of August, U.S. Forest Service officials said. "We're headed toward a long, hard fire season, the way it looks. The public needs to be prepared for it," said Steve Rawlings, fire management officer for the Colville National Forest in Washington. (NBC4.tv, CA)
• Fire Danger Rising Across State Jul 5, 2007
With a heat wave predicted to peak Thursday east of the Cascade Range, moisture levels in some of the largest logs in the forest have dropped to what typically is seen in the hottest days of August, when the worst of the fire season usually hits the region, U.S. Forest Service officials said. West of the mountains, highs in the 80s were predicted over the next few days. (Q13.com, WA)
Earth's heat 'keeps continents afloat' Jun 27, 2007
Most of America, in fact, would disappear, leaving only ridges of the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra-Nevada Range and the western slope of the Cascade Range in the Pacific Northwest. The Colorado plateau, a major uplift of land driven by 1,200-degree (649-Celsius) underground heat, consists of much the same layers of rock found deep under the Great Plains, where the base of the Earth's crust is relatively cooler, 930 degrees (499 Celsius), the researchers estimated. (The Age)
Why a Rocky Mountain high? Jun 25, 2007
If you subtracted the heat that keeps North American elevations high, most of the continent would be below sea level, except the high Rocky Mountains, the Sierra Nevada and the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascade Range, says study co-author Derrick Hasterok, a University of Utah doctoral student in geology and geophysics. We have shown for the first time that temperature differences within the Earths crust and upper mantle explain about half of the elevation of any given place in North... (EurekAlert!)
Pioneer a portal to the future May 9, 2007
SEATTLE At first sight, the modest entrance to the Pioneer Tunnel in Washington s Cascade Range belies the ambitious future proposed for it. We re standing on it, University of Washington physicist Wick Haxton said during a recent trek to the 80-year-old tunnel. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Shifting gears May 1, 2007
Owens, now 80, lives on the old Knotts-Owens farmstead, just north of Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center off of Highway 99W. From his front porch Owens has an expansive view of the tops of the mountains along the Oregon Cascade Range. He can also point out the location of the farmstead s original cabin, which was located about 100 yards to the northeast of the aging white farm house. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
walk on the mild side Mar 18, 2007
A walk through the Siskiyous, unencumbered / Inn-to-inn hiking on the Rogue features hot showers, soft beds. " In one case, in 1881, the victim's severed head was carried into court to see if the hole in it matched Henry's knife. The judge tossed the evidence out of court -- literally -- because it stank, and Henry walked free. Another rogue, Jimmy Coe, was a convicted murderer who escaped from a Florida prison and hid out in the canyon for 26 years until 1953, peering out at nervous boaters... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Two survive plane crash near Odell Lake Mar 7, 2007
-- Two men whose plane went down in a rugged part of the Cascade Range were rescued Tuesday after spending a cold night in the mountains. The two were treated by rescuers who reached them on snowshoes shortly after dawn. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Cougar spotted near S.H. Feb 22, 2007
The majority live in the Blue Mountains and the southwest Cascade Range. Although deer are their main source of food, they also eat elk, raccoons, bighorn sheep and other mammals. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Many Ore. forecasters downplayed computer warnings of storm Jan 19, 2007
Most of Oregon is expected to be dry, with high temperatures reaching the 50s in southwestern Oregon and the 20s and 30s east of the Cascade Range. The Department of Environmental Quality said the atmospheric conditions through Saturday over north-central Oregon, the lower Columbia Basin, the foothills of the Blue Mountains and the John Day Basin would create stagnant air conditions, with pollutants trapped near the ground. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Portland paralyzed by snow and ice Jan 18, 2007
The National Weather Service issued snow advisories for the western Columbia Gorge, the foothills of the northern Cascade Range and the northern Willamette Valley. It predicted two to four inches would fall through much of those areas. (FOX 11, AZ)
High desert divide: Eastern Oregon residents, politicians must work hard to be heard in Salem Jan 7, 2007
More than two thirds of Oregon's land lies east of the Cascade range. Yet, nearly three quarters of the state's population lives in the Willamette Valley west of the mountains in an area that comprises 15 percent of the state of Oregon. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
