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A yoga pose for carrying loads
Chest opener for backpackers
By Luca Williams
As I plan my annual backpack trip, I think about what lured me to backpacking in the first place....
Ski to Sea competitors can now race multiple legs
A change to the historic race allows competitors to race in three legs. Teams can have between three and eight members.
By Oliver Lazenby
What’s the...
Fix pain from snowboarding with the tree pose
Snowboarding's asymmetry can extract a physical toll. If you let it.
By Luca Williams
My mother grew up in a small town in the mountainous region...
New trail running festival aspires to build community
Festival 542, coming to the end of the highway this fall, will allow runners to make connections and run from a mountain base camp.
By...
Snowshoes and Brews: Destinations for winter trails and beer
By Brandon Fralic
When the lowlands succumb to sogginess and the highlands are buried in snow, there’s one thing that gets me through Northwest winters:...
How to stimulate feet for better balance
Story and photo by Luca Williams
So there I was – on the coast of Kenya hoeing corn and collecting coconuts. My friend’s great-grandmother, working...
The first Mt. Baker Ultra Marathon: Concrete to Mt. Baker and...
By Oliver Lazenby
In 1938, the town of Concrete in the North Cascades foothills went dark and lost power just as aliens invaded in Orson...
The importance of rest
By Luca Williams
I grew up near the jungles of Panama, and one of my favorite memories is waking up before my family and listening to...
All the trails: Riding all the mountain bike trails in Bellingham...
By Spencer Paxson
On a dim and drizzly Sunday afternoon I lugged my bike up the steep hill to my house after a long ride....
Vitamin N (nature): A small dose provides substantial stress relief
By Mandy LeBlanc
A midweek hike through Discovery Park in Seattle recently brought a surprising amount of tranquility to my life – after a short sunset...