Photo courtesy CASCADIA Documenting the journey of the first Nepalese Sherpa woman to summit Mt. Everest in 1993, “Pasang: In the Shadow of Everest” will play as part of Pickford Film Center’s …

Ian Haupt photo Bellingham’s new bike, beer and music festival will return for its second year July 14-16, 2023. In an October 26 save-the-date email, Northwest Tune-Up announced dates and changes …

Washington State Department of Transportation courtesy photo Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) maintenance crews closed the last 2.7 miles of State Route 542 this morning, October …

Teton Gravity Research courtesy photo Teton Gravity Research (TGR) is taking its newest ski and snowboard film around the world and making a stop in Bellingham at the Mount Baker Theatre Thursday, …

During La Niña, the Pacific jet stream often meanders high into the North Pacific. Southern and interior Alaska and the Pacific Northwest tend to be cooler and wetter than average, and the southern …

Brendan Morrison hiking Mt. McClausland, with Lake Valhalla in the background. Matthew Tangeman photo End of hiking season colors along the Skyline Divide. Evan Skoczenski photo Humans best friend …

From Mt. Olympus in 2018. Hummel finishes The Circumnavigation Project on Mt. Baker Story and photos by Jason Hummel T he knowledge of a mountain, the true understanding of where it is rooted in the …

A tide pool. Madi McKay photo By Ian Ferguson P itch black, it was the middle of winter, late in the evening. The wind was howling — cold creeping through the cracks of my bundled layers. “Today …

Fun movement on the Sehome Chimney. Select Rock Climbing and Bouldering Guide Story and photos by Jason D. Martin Overlooking all of Bellingham, Sehome Hill Arboretum has long been a place for people …

Riley Jones photo New watersport will take you flying around Bellingham Bay By Tony Moceri I f there is one thing that stays constant in our corner of the world, it’s that if there is a new way to …

Story and photos by Ian Haupt O rganizing an inaugural event in any year is difficult. Building connections with sponsors, vendors, volunteers, the community, the city and cultivating a crowd take …

Dave Smith photo Travel 4 hours to a once every 4 years phenomenon By Eric Lucas I call it the real riverdance. Four million gorgeous natural acrobats, a six-mile performance runway of shimmering …

Northern lights and Milky Way above Winchester Lookout. Andy Porter photo Stargazing the Baker way By Ian Haupt O n a clear night in North Cascades National Park, one can see nearly 3,000 stars, …

The holdout Arctic grayling of the North Cascades Story and photos by Nick Belcaster T his is a story about a fish that shouldn’t be here. Maybe the grayling hears me, because it shudders in my …

Margi Fox. Courtesy photo Solvitur Ambulando : It Is Solved by Walking By Luca Williams “A fter work one day in late August, I sat alone by the side of the trail, motionless. Suddenly, I noticed …

Sue Masters at the Acme General Store counter. Courtesy photo By Ian Haupt When Sue Masters has a day off from work at Acme General Store, customers routinely ask, “Where’s Sue?” She’s a …

Zack McGill (l.), Phil Straub, Alyssa Young and Mike Elges of Cascade Mountain Ascents. Cascade Mountain Ascents photo By Ian Haupt Cascade Mountain Ascents (CMA) is a new-ish, worker-owned mountain …

Evan Skoczenski photo, from file Mt. Baker Ski Area season passes and ticket prices have been released, and to locals might look steep. Season passes for returning passholders, which go on sale …

Andy Porter photo from file A man jogging on a trail north of Lake Whatcom was attacked by a black bear August 3. According to a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) press release , the …

Brett Baunton photo from file A Navy helicopter rescued a person who fell over Nooksack Falls July 29 Around 8 p.m. July 29, Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) deputies responded to a report of …