Formed by a volcanic collapse thousands of years ago, Crater Lake sits within a vast caldera in Oregon. Its clarity and depth ...

Efforts to preserve and rebuild populations of the Crater Lake newt, a tiny, semi-aquatic sub-species of salamanders found ...

The Hyundai Crater Concept is a serious off-roader, with skid plates, lockers and 33-inch all-terrain tires. It's just a concept, but it shows that Hyundai is finally getting serious about off-road ...

Scientists have discovered a massive asteroid impact crater in China. The bowl-shaped depression is some 900 meters wide—more than eight times the length of a football field. In a paper published last ...

MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — Tucked away south of Mount Hood, near the popular Timothy Lake, is a surprise you’d never expect. The walk to get there is short: A paved path winds through a meadow and under the ...

It's been 19 years since 8-year-old Samuel Boehlke ran into the woods at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon never to be seen again, but search and rescuers haven't given up looking for him. Agencies ...

Tourist Jeremy Tran almost missed one of the last boat rides on Crater Lake before the marina closes until 2029. On Tuesday, Tran fell behind as his four siblings raced down a steep trail to reach the ...

Crater Lake National Park will host two “Ride the Rim” events this month, an opportunity for the public to bike, hike or run around a portion of the lake without vehicular traffic. Ride the Rim days ...

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Dipping my toes into Diamond Lake, I braced myself for the worst. Lakes throughout the Pacific Northwest take a long time to warm in the summer, and some of them, like the nearby 2,000-foot-deep ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Mazama newt used to be head honcho at Crater Lake. Found only in the lake's cold waters, this brightly-colored semiaquatic species used to be one of the top predators in its ...