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Race to Alaska: Port Townsend to Ketchikan by sea, sans motor
Story by Patrick Grubb
What kind of boat race makes you leave your engine back home, is tougher than the Iditarod and warns you about...
Paddling the San Juans
By Eric Lucas
At first glance the eagle nearby looks like it is perched on the water.
It’s an illusion, of course – eagles don’t perch...
CULTURE
Team Jake: One local team makes Ski to Sea a celebration...
By Oliver Lazenby
Jake Merrill, 23, died in an avalanche on February 11, 2014, while guiding a hut skiing trip in the Eagle Cap Wilderness,...
Whatcom Water Trail: new map highlights local water access
By Todd Elsworth, Recreation Northwest director
The Port of Bellingham is releasing a promotional map to water access points along Whatcom County’s marine shoreline and...
SNOW
Still Sideways: Tandem Snowboarding the Banked Slalom
Devon Raney, a surfer, snowboarder, and homebuilder, had life pretty well figured out until he began losing his vision at age 33. In this...
Citizen scientists measuring snow in places scientists can’t
By Elizabeth Kimberly
With the onset of spring in the Cascades, the mountain snowpack begins its annual phase change: dense snow becomes cold, flowing water...
TRAILS
After years of change Gear Aid is spreading its philosophy of...
By Oliver Lazenby
For people who use Gear Aid products, Pat Kennedy’s first experience with the company may sound familiar. The first time he wore...
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WDFW closes recreational fishing, shellfishing statewide
In response to Washington governor Jay Inslee's stay home order, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has temporarily closed recreational fishing and...
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