For travelers heading to Portland, Oregon, the two-drop, 620-foot-tall Multnomah Falls in the nearby Columbia River Gorge is ...

Massive basalt flows between 6 to 17 million years ago shaped its distinctive rock layers! During the Ice Age, around 40 colossal floods sculpted the gorge, creating about 80+ waterfalls ...

And these rock columns are very similar to other basalt rock columns throughout the Columbia River Gorge. What's the difference? (mysterious music) So it turns out there's two basalt stories here.

The reconstruction of the Mitchell Point Tunnel in the Columbia River Gorge. After six years of design and three ... The original tunnel — carved out of basalt and featuring five arch windows where ...

Large crowds are flocking to Watkins Glen State Park to enjoy the views the Gorge has to offer. Watkins Glen State Park's Gorge Trail, located in Schuyler County, recently won a USA TODAY 10Best ...

Framed by looming basalt cliffs, the Columbia River cuts through the landscape, marking the boundary between Oregon to the south and Washington to the north. “The Columbia River Gorge National ...