Autumn in Oregon is a visual feast. The maples, oaks, alders and cottonwoods serve a rich bounty of vibrant colors each year. Growing up, we all learned that deciduous trees are the ones that turn red ...

Late October and early November mark the golden age of Northwest Montana's landscape, when the western and alpine larch turn yellow and drop their needles for the winter. Larch live in the Northwest ...

LEAVENWORTH — You can spot the gold of the larch trees high on the eastern and northern Cascades. But to really see them, to feel their softness and breathe in their scent, you must hike. Up. And up ...

The fall is here and the mountain colors are at their second and final peak of the year. The flowers are going to seed and their leaves are turning bright yellow and red producing an amazing array of ...

As November comes to a close, we find ourselves just three weeks away from the official arrival of winter. Many of us have seen our first snowflakes already, and last week, we had a wintry mix that ...

Gus, center, stands in a Jim Girard Memorial Grove in Lolo National Forest. (Hailey Smalley/Daily Inter Lake) Gus is the largest known western larch tree in the world, standing 154 feet tall. (Hailey ...