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Nicknamed the "Graveyard of the Pacific," Knute Berger digs into the fascinating and dangerous history of the place where the river meets the sea.

From floating feet to a body turned to soap, Knute Berger shares three ghastly mysteries that have happened to people after death. 

From salmon fishing to hydropower, Northwest civilizations have depended on the river for millennia. Knute Berger shares some of their stories.

From frequent breakdowns to lawless chaos, driving in the early 1900s was no easy feat. Knute Berger recounts some of Washington’s best car stories.

Ice, fire and colossal floods: Knute Berger digs into the river's tumultuous geologic history with lessons from Nick on the Rocks’ Nick Zentner.

The massive Golden Horn and Black Peak granite towers near Washington Pass tell a story 50 million years in the making.

Lewis and Clark were astounded by this 800-foot-tall basalt tower on their journey down the Columbia River, but didn’t know its fiery origin story.

Why are some salty and some freshwater? A giant ice sheet carved them 16,000 years ago, creating the hills, valleys and waterways that shape the city.

3,000 years of Ice Age activity shaped Pateros in Central Washington where the Methow River meets the Columbia.

The mountain’s namesake granite was used to build Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower and is coveted by climbers. But its peak is made of a much older rock.