Alaska Airlines has been forced to cancel all flights in and out of Anchorage, Alaska due to volcanic activity. Passengers waiting at Sea-Tac on Sunday were allegedly told by Alaska Airline staff that the entire state was "unflyable" due to a plume of volcanic ash. All 11 flights to Anchorage from Sea-Tac on Monday have been canceled.......

Mt. St. Helens courtesy of Seattlest Flickr Photographer LaFemmeMonkita After three and a half years of eruptions, Mt. St. Helens has had five months of silence and the St. Helens eruption of 2004-2008 has officially been declared over. The U.S. Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory has removed an elevated warning of eruption from their classification of the volcano, downgrading its status from advisory ("elevated unrest") to normal. Despite being considered a minor eruption, the USGS......

Photo by Shawnmebo There’s nothing like a clear winter day to illustrate how beautiful Seattle’s natural skylines are. As the only major American city to boast not one, but two mountain ranges easily within view (the Aurora Bridge is a dangerous yet spectacular place to catch both ranges with a simple swivel of the head) it’s days like this that make Seattlest reflect upon what an overrated piece of shit Denver is. Folk cornball John......