This is the kind of rescue we like at Seattlest. There's no ambiguity about it--the guy falls, he gets hurt, and a Coast Guard helicopter goes up to 7,000 feet to fetch him. more ›

We kind of gave a damn about that guy who was lost "running" on Cougar Mountain, but Dan really said all there is to say about that. Clearly Seth gives a damn about sports (even if some people don't) and Kim has her pleading to do about sweet little Blake. So when the Seattlest editorial board asked Why Oh Why isn't anyone writing about some local skater dude torturing the world with the horrors of bad disco and white-bred latin-style "dancing" that was our answer: because we could not care less. more ›

This morning on the way to work we heard that the runner who'd been missing on Cougar Mountain has been found. Great news, we thought. Where did they find him? They didn't find him. He walked home. According to him he fell into a ravine while running on a trail and hit his head and was knocked unconscious. When he woke up he gathered some leaves around him and slept it off. Woke up again, walked back to the parking lot, dug his keys out of his sock or wherever, and, whoops his car had been towed. So he walked home. more ›

Trails.com has released their "Top 100 Trails of 2005" list, with the first Washington entry coming in at 19th out on Cougar Mountain. We're not trying to cry over spilled trail mix here, but the list seems awfully biased towards eastern routes. Honestly, not a single trail from Utah, a state that boasts a record-setting 5 national parks? Similarly, nothing broke the top 100 from Montana, either. But there were 4 from New Jersey, and 12 (twelve!) from New York state, including the top spot. more ›

There are plenty of options begging for your attention this coming weekend. It might rain, it might not, but honestly could you care less? Seattlest found these little lovelies tucked up in the cliffs on the Palisades/Ranger Creek trail near Mt. Rainier this past weekend. We couldn't appreciate the typical staggering view, hunkered up in the clouds as we were, but lo and behold spring had sprung right in between our toes! Take a look around yourselves this weekend, there's plenty afoot (OK, no more podiatric references): more ›