Outdoors & River/August 5, 2026
The Volcano That Made Rainier Feel Real
Mount St. Helens’ 1980 eruption turned Cascade volcano hazards from a distant abstraction into something every Pacific Northwest community takes seriously.
Did You Know
Obscure Enumclaw history, local oddities, and the things people walk past without realizing they have a story.
Food & Drink/June 30, 2026
Enumclaw Runs on a Coffee Shack Smaller Than Your Garage
A black and grey box the size of a garden shed sits out on SE 436th Street, and a good chunk of Enumclaw can't start the day without it. The drive-thru espresso shack is a Pacific Northwest invention, and we do it as well as anyone.
Outdoors & River/June 28, 2026
Enumclaw Is Actually the Front Door to Rainier’s Highest Drive
The Sunrise area on Mount Rainier’s northeast side sits closer to Enumclaw than most visitors realize, making the town a natural and practical base for reaching the park’s highest paved point.
Growth & Development/June 20, 2026
Tahoma Has Been There the Whole Time, and It’s a Volcano
Mount Rainier looms over every clear-day view from Enumclaw, but the familiar silhouette belongs to an active stratovolcano that also happens to be the most topographically prominent peak in the contiguous United States.
Outdoors & River/June 19, 2026
Every Cascade Trailhead Near Enumclaw Connects to a Path That Reaches Mexico
The Pacific Crest Trail uses the Cascade Range as its north-south spine, meaning the high country just outside Enumclaw is a small but genuine piece of a 2,650-mile story.
Outdoors & River/June 18, 2026
Washington’s Second-Most Restless Volcano Deserves a Closer Look
Mount Baker, the glacier-draped stratovolcano north of Bellingham, holds the second-most thermally active crater in the Cascades and belongs to the same volcanic story that shapes Enumclaw’s dramatic skyline.