The Columbia River Gorge is 10 minutes from Portland and home to the highest concentration of waterfalls in North America. Here's what to know before you go.

But while the gorge is home to North America’s greatest concentration of waterfalls, they’re just a drop in the bucket of everything this river canyon has to offer.

NC Department of Transportation to mine stone from Pisgah National Forest to rebuild parts of Interstate 40 destroyed by Hurricane Helene in Pigeon River Gorge.

Ten miles wide and about 2,400 metres deep, it is North America’s deepest river gorge (pictured) — yet the timing and mechanism of the canyon’s formation have been unclear.

The Columbia River snakes through the Columbia River Gorge, seen from the Cape Horn lookout in May. The Columbia River Gorge Commission oversees the national scenic area.

Since then, Columbia River Gorge Commission Executive Director Krystyna Wolniakowski has been spending lots of time in Olympia, Washington.

Washington lawmakers, dealing with a state budget crisis, are looking to make cuts and the Columbia River Gorge Commission is potentially in the crosshairs.

Cosumnes River Preserve tracks a possible wolf-dog hybrid as visitors share video sightings. Staff urge awareness and safe distance until removal.

The Cosumnes River Preserve says they've been tracking the wolfdog over the past several weeks.