When American Robert Gray figured out it was a mighty river that might open the interior of the Pacific Northwest to trade an exploration he dubbed at the Columbia after his ship. Even if it wasn ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find a part of the Pacific Northwest that’s more important than the Columbia River basin. Fed by the mighty Columbia and Snake rivers and their many tributaries that ...

But the sandwich underscores a point. Named after its own river, Clatskanie lies just a stone’s throw from the mighty Columbia, which forms much of the border between Oregon and Washington.

Hood River, Ore.? They are returning now ... kayakers and rafters who plummet down tributaries feeding into the mighty Columbia, mountain bikers who race through foothills of the Cascade mountain ...

The river is threatened primarily by FEMA's uncertain future, said American Rivers, an environmental group based in ...

Just east of Portland — the trendy city where you can order the best coffee in America — you'll find the scenic wonderland of the Columbia River Gorge. Full of majestic mountain peaks ...