Mossback's Northwest

The worst Cascade eruption created an indelible mark across the Northwest.

An extraordinary NW photo archive proves to be a visual treasure trove.

A Bellingham teacher inspired a Pacific Crest quest.

On the eve of WWI, spies and saboteurs prowled the Northwest.

How racism caused an exodus of Black Americans to Vancouver Island.

The urban P-Patch grew from a single Seattle farm.

Grizzlies once roamed the American west, from Alaska to the Southwest. Today the bears are rarely seen in Washington state.  For years hundreds of grizzlies lived in the remote wilderness of the North Cascades but now, with sightings so rare, the U.S. government may reintroduce them to this isolated region. What is the history of Northwest grizzlies and what happened to them?

In 1924 a group of American flyers made a bold decision to be the first to fly around the Earth, a flight that would begin and end in Seattle with the whole world watching.  In primitive biplanes with open cockpits and only a few provisions these US Army airmen were able to set a new aeronautics record, but not without a few complications on the way.