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ADVENTURES
Family backpacking trip along Chelan Lakeshore Trail to remote town of...
Story and photos by Jason Griffith
Trail stats
Distance: 17 miles, one way
Elevation gain: 4,000 feet
Max elevation: 1,700 feet
Best: Spring or fall, summers are quite hot
The...
65 and climbing: A Mt. Baker summit
Story and photos by Skye Schillhammer
For most people, pushing the last thousand feet up the Roman Wall to the summit of Mt. Baker is...
CULTURE
Nooksack River adjudication is ‘likely,’ department of ecology to sort out...
By Nolan Baker
A half-million-dollar budget for review and court ruling of water rights along the Nooksack River basin is likely to be approved by...
What to expect in a backcountry rescue
Story and photos by Jason D. Martin, American Alpine Institute executive director
You’re sliding down a pristine snow slope, miles from the trailhead.
That’s when it...
SNOW
Courtesy of the wings
Story by Elizabeth Kimberly
Your vantage is different from the sky. With wings, you can kiss volcanic summits and lenticular clouds in a matter of...
65 and climbing: A Mt. Baker summit
Story and photos by Skye Schillhammer
For most people, pushing the last thousand feet up the Roman Wall to the summit of Mt. Baker is...
TRAILS
Family backpacking trip along Chelan Lakeshore Trail to remote town of...
Story and photos by Jason Griffith
Trail stats
Distance: 17 miles, one way
Elevation gain: 4,000 feet
Max elevation: 1,700 feet
Best: Spring or fall, summers are quite hot
The...
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Nooksack River adjudication is ‘likely,’ department of ecology to sort out...
By Nolan Baker
A half-million-dollar budget for review and court ruling of water rights along the Nooksack River basin is likely to be approved by...
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