Fall 2006

Photo by Karena Crotto

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Looking out for bears
All seasons are bear seasons, according to Jim Davis, organizer of the Bear Smart group in Glacier. But during the fall months when bears come down from the high-country to store up fat reserves for winter, hikers and residents of the foothills area should take extra precaution to avoid human-wildlife encounters.

Keeping your eyes out for eagles
The salmon and the eagles were already ancient when the huge volcano that was our Mt. Baker’s predecessor was sending its own rivers to the sea.

Up, up, and away! Taking to the skies in ultralights
The take-off run is almost unbelievably rough, like speeding through a cornfield in a pickup with someone in the bed winding up a chainsaw right behind your ear. Just when your molars are about to bail out, though, it all gets smooth and the noise dies off.

A view back in time
A tireless promoter, Bert Huntoon was a California native who became Whatcom County’s elected county civil engineer while spending most of his career at the Pacific American Fisheries in Fairhaven, now part of Bellingham.

Let’s take a hike
Fall is the perfect time to explore the North Cascades as the cooler temperatures, changing colors and less visitors can make hiking a pleasant experience.

A face to fall in love with
Linda Bylsma was in the waiting room of her doctor’s office when she found the answer she was looking for. It came after she spent more than 30 years working in the title insurance industry.

Fall Fruit Festivals
It’s hard to find a more bountiful celebration of the autumn harvest than at Cloud Mountain Farm, where hundreds of different fruits and nuts are all ripening at the foot of Sumas Mountain.

Hunting with Feathers
John Otis is a bird hunter like some people are bow hunters. He hunts rabbits with a bird, specifically a young Red-tail Hawk named Gretchen Wilson.

Hill climb growing
It took Noel Phillips just an hour and 43 minutes to ride the 24.5 mile Mt. Baker Hill Climb this year, which is less time than some tourists take for the same journey in a car.

One mountain, one feeling
For Cole Kozloff, clothing is as much about keeping warm as it is artistic expression.

County provides incentives to lose car
Whatcom County residents now have more reasons to walk, carpool or bicycle to work.