By The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Apr. 9--A teenage boy died Sunday afternoon when the car he was riding in went off state Highway 14 west of Beacon Rock in Skamania County, authorities said.

By ALLEN THOMAS, Columbian staff writer SKAMANIA -- Four backcountry camping sites along with almost three miles of trail are under construction or in planning for Beacon Rock State Park.

By The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Oct. 12--SKAMANIA -- When volunteer Bob Cather of Salmon Creek tells people he's building a trail at Beacon Rock State Park, the assumption is he's chiseling away at the ancient volcano core. Not so. Not even close.

By Justin Carinci, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash. Sep. 20--If Henry J. Biddle, himself a mining engineer, could have imagined feats of engineering such as Interstate 205 and the Glenn Jackson Bridge, he would have been pleased to know he could get lost in the woods under them.