If you find yourself on the west side of Washington state, heading up the I-5 Corridor toward your intended destination of one of Washington’s three national parks, you should consider stopping for a day, or even just a half day, at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site to soak in a little history and a look back into Washington’s fur trading and aviation pasts.

The body of a Washington woman attempting an off-trail route through the backcountry of Olympic National Park was found Saturday afternoon below Stephen Peak above the Hoh River.

The body of a New York who who drowned at Olympic National Park earlier this month has been recovered from deep in Lake Crescent.

A New York man visiting Olympic National Park in Washington with his fiancée drowned on Lake Crescent in a kayaking accident.