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Cargo bike touring on the San Juan Islands
A professional cyclist relaxes into the pace of touring with a toddler-laden cargo bike
By Spencer Paxson
The prologue leg of our four-day San Juan Islands...
Forget the surf, plan a hiking escape to Southern California
Story and photos by Craig Romano
I have lived nearly my entire life in the Northeast and Northwest. I love green landscapes and mountainous regions dotted...
TRAILS
40 miles around Mt. Hood on the Timberline Trail
By Erin Rain Gautier
With micro-spikes strapped to our hiking boots and loaded bags topped off with instant coffee, we hit the trail on June...
CULTURE
Vamos Outdoors Project: A creative approach to immersive language learning
By Benjamin Whitney
When the nonprofit Whatcom Day Academy closed its doors in 2015, Andy Basabe, a language and environmental education teacher at the school,...
Ground Keeper Fenders: Adding soul to the boring black fender
By Todd Elsworth
When it comes to mountain bike fenders, graphic designer Keely Shannon’s attitude is, if you dream it, she can print it.
When Keely...
SNOW
Profile: Micah Evangelista’s playful approach to Mt. Baker
By Oliver Lazenby
The first time Micah Evangelista experienced Mt. Baker’s deep snowpack, he was less than a year old and swaddled onto his ski-patroller...
A Year in the Life of a Glacier: A skier’s research...
By Elizabeth Kimberly
Early May
The birds chirp a dawn chorus and the winter rain has diminished. The disparity between the snowy alpine and the verdant...
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Book excerpt: My Old Man and the Mountain
Book excerpt by Leif Whittaker
Jim Whittaker, the first American to stand on the world’s highest summit, has said he never encouraged or discouraged his...
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