Photo courtesy VSA By Patrick Grubb Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird – Neil Armstrong B efore there were airplanes, there were …

From the San Juans to the summits, the Mt. Baker region offers limitless adventure in the summertime. Trail running the coast. Photo by Grant Gunderson. White water near Granite Falls. Photo by Brian …

Multisport adventure on the Mt. Baker Highway By Oliver Lazenby T he dark tower of rock that makes up the summit of Tomyhoi Peak scared me. I had been moving toward the dark tower for more than 24 …

Catch the wind Sailing on the Schooner Zodiac By Ian Ferguson Photos by Chad A. White When you cross the gangplank onto the Schooner Zodiac, a 160-foot sailboat based in Bellingham Bay, the first …

Rod in hand: an African fly fishing adventure Story and photos by Matt Gruchey Those of us who fly fish in the Pacific Northwest are well aware of how fortunate we are. Not only is this the home of …

Kayaking the Nooksack Delta By Todd Elsworth As a modern-day explorer and sight seeker, I’m constantly looking to immerse myself in the flora and fauna found in our collective backyard. Or is it …

The edges of descent Wreck diving the Pacific Northwest By Sue Madsen You’ve skinned the Mt. Baker backcountry and split-boarded up and down the icy razors of the North Cascades and Coast Range. …

Uphill Battle An indoor enthusiast ventures into the dreaded outdoors on snowshoes Story and photos by Steve Guntli 7:30 a.m.: My wife Nicole attempts to wake me up. At 7:30 a.m. On a Sunday. In …

Going for Gold Story and photos by Pat Grubb We PNW’ers who play up in the mountains with the gods have a more heavenly view of the weather than our sea-level brethren who bitch and moan about the …

Modern Day Explorers Sail to ski adventures with Krüger Escapes By Ian Ferguson The inland oceans of Washington offer beautiful sailing destinations, but as you move north up the coast, the …

A Dialed Approach Unconventional backcountry wisdom By Steve Christie It’s early October as I write this, and in the last two weeks there have been five skiers and boarders killed in avalanches in …

The Rundown The first round-trip run from Bellingham Bay to Mt. Baker's summit By Dan Probst Editor’s note: On August 1, Daniel Probst, Beat Jagerlehner and Aaron Poh set out from Cornwall beach on …

Alpine training Q&A with Steve House and Scott Johnston, authors of Training for the New Alpinism By Ian Ferguson Photo by Steve House Climbing big mountains requires a unique blend of physical …

A rope in the darkness Adventures with North Shore Rescue By Jane Seyd It was about a week before Christmas 2012 and snowing heavily in the North Shore mountains when snowboarder Sebastian Boucher …

By Jason Martin Photos by Radka Chapin As the summer comes to a close in the Northwest, people start to think about winter. For most of us, autumn is the season when we do the least amount of …

A worldwide treasure hunt Searching for geocaches By Steve Guntli It’s close now. My GPS readout is telling me it’s within 20 feet of where I’m standing. Maybe it’s shrouded by the tall grass …

The big run Bay to Baker...and back? By Ian Ferguson. Top photo by Eric Parker. Last August, Daniel Probst ran from Bellingham Bay to the summit of Mt. Baker, a distance of 54 miles and an elevation …

Blanchard Mountain Paragliding By Brad Andrew As children we all dreamed of being able to fly. We imagined that somehow we would walk to the edge of a cliff, pause momentarily to take in the view and …

Get Lost in the Kulshan Quest By Ian Ferguson This summer, a new race is coming to Bellingham with a course that will be a carefully guarded secret until race day. Half an hour before the starting …