4.9K views · 223 reactions | The Washington State Department of Transportation said a pass maintenance worker was on the south side of Highway 97 Blewett Pass when he noticed a mama bear on one side of the highway and her cub on the other. He activated his truck-mounted message board to warn motorists to slow down for wildlife, then watched as the two were reunited and continued up into the mountains. (WSDOT video) | NCWLIFE | Facebook

🌋 On March 27, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington started erupting with a series of explosions and ash clouds. The activity kept building up until a massive eruption happened on May 18 at 8:32 AM. It was one of the most powerful eruptions in U.S. history, with an explosivity rating of 5. Before this, the last big eruption in the U.S. was in 1915 at Lassen Peak, California. | The Galactic Void

🚨Dream job alert!🚨 Video description: montages of marine mammals and construction happening near a ferry terminal. A woman with brown hair speaks into a small microphone and explains the job of a marine mammal monitor. Captions are displayed on the screen. | Washington State Ferries

No trending audio. No flashy graphics. Just a whale pec slapping with Mount Rainier in the distance as seen from a ferry. 🐋⛴️💚 Thanks to Captain Ross Macfarlane of our Point Defiance/Tahlequah route for this awesome video. #wsferries Video description: a humpback whale slapping its pectoral fin on the water. The city of Tacoma and Mount Rainier are on the horizon. | Washington State Ferries

1.9K views · 22 reactions | Washington State Department of Transportation and Grant’s Towing crews are on the scene of a vehicle off the northbound lane of Interstate 5 near milepost 79. No serious injuries were reported. The driver is alert and upright. Video by Chronicle Photo Editor Jared Wenzelburger. | The Chronicle | Facebook