The Outdoors section offers news, ideas and information that will help you make the most of the Pacific Northwest's abundant outdoors offerings.
AÂ Hilton in Seattle feels more or less like a Hilton in Texas or a Hilton in New York, but our Airbnbs are a different story....
The Mandarin duck was minding his own business on a pond in New York's Central Park when, with the snap of a few viral pictures,...
Seattle Times reader Nick Harrington captured the sunny morning light in this crisp fall scene.
No time to hit the backcountry? No problem! Put these urban hikes on your weekend agenda.
Investigators identified the hiker as 18-year-old Garrett Canada of Kelso, who was reported missing on Oct. 15.
Having been caught herself by bad weather, Nancy Abell tried to persuade a hiker to turn back. The hiker didn't, but Abell gathered enough information...
Seattle Times reader Billie Bouvier captures a beloved city park from a new angle.
With the Hanford nuclear site decommissioned and designated as a monument, the area is now a peaceful wildlife-watching destination in a place humans have barely...
More than 300 species of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians inhabit the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge. The estuary was restored in...
