Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 25—The Volcano Rescue Team (VRT) was dispatched to Ape Cave south of Mount St. Helens on Wednesday, July 23, to assist a ...

This lava tube is reportedly the third-longest in all of North America, trailing Hawaii’s 40-mile Kazumura Cave and the less-publicized 9-mile Deadhorse Cave system near Washington’s Mount Adams.

It's no surprise that Mount St. Helens is the source of some of Washington's most famed natural wonders, like the picturesque, heart-shaped Spirit Lake that survived the deadly 1980 eruption, but was ...

A 3-acre wildfire near Ape Cave that broke out Monday could spread upslope by the wind, the U.S. Forest Service reported. As a precaution, the agency closed off Ape Cave and Road 8303 at the Trail of ...

Volunteers are needed to help complete a new trail in the Ape Cave area south of Mount St. Helens. The new, mile-long path will provide a scenic vista of the volcano, according to the Washington ...