Hell Hill stretched out below me. This section of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) Heritage Trail earned its nickname mostly from hikers going the opposite direction, grinding up an endless …

An inside joke developed between my wife Daphne and I on our honeymoon. Whenever things got a little difficult, like when we were biking up our fourth steep hill in a row breathing fumes from the …

To the typical traveler, the words “Deception Pass” bring to mind a towering steel bridge with commanding views of Puget Sound, but there is much more to be discovered. That bridge is …

All Humans Outside: Stories of Belonging in Nature Tommy Corey (Photographer) Mountaineers Books, May 1, 2025 When Tommy Corey hiked the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada in …

As the world gets louder, quiet places become scarce. Humans now seek out these places to find solitude in the quiet, but are they truly quiet? From the rustling of leaves and the creaking of trees …

For the first time since its premiere in 2021, WA360 is returning this summer, offering a salty adventure for some of the toughest watercraft competitors on the globe to attempt a 360-mile, …

Washington state $5 million e-bike rebate program to start in April The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is set to begin a pair of new programs with the goal of allowing …

Ski to Sea 2025 is set for Sunday, May 25, and race organizer Whatcom Events announced that registration is officially open. Teams who register before Friday, January 21 will receive a $50 …

MBE Winter 2024/25 Publisher's Note: Speaking atmospherically (which is not a word for some reason), November was pretty interesting. We had a Super Beaver Moon, the last Supermoon of 2024 which …

I’m sailing along on a silver sea of snow. Prisms of winter sun bounce off ivory birch bark and overnight hoarfrost like carnival lights. The air is as still as ice. Spruce and pine spice …

I can still remember, or perhaps more accurately, feel what it’s like to fly from a few intense dreams over my life. The vivid dream of falling and floundering about, out of control with a …

You wouldn’t know it from the humble shop on the side of Mt. Baker Highway in Glacier, but Guided Exposure is one of the newer kids on the block when it comes to serving mountain lovers in …

Lindsey and I awoke on a misty morning in Ireland, ready to stretch our legs. We had scheduled an extended layover on our trip home from Italy, allowing for a night’s stay in the little town of …

It took two trips to haul everything down to the beach: buckets, burlap sacks, a rake, a gas lantern and – of course – a couple cold beers. This happened in the middle of the night, the …

If ice sculpting sounds like another fun, relaxing, winter-themed version of building a sandcastle, you may need to hear from expert ice carver Heather Brice first. “Imagine holding and …

Jay and Charlene planned to get away for a kayak adventure. They had a week off in July and their kids would be staying with grandparents. One of the joys of kayaking for the couple was the complete …

Once a year, I set out on a sacred pilgrimage. Not to the Hajj – walking in circles makes me dizzy – but further west, to France and the imposing amphitheater of the French Alps, where I …

The Backyard Bird Chronicles Amy Tan Alfred A. Knopf 2024   We start our five-year sojourn in Amy Tan’s backyard with an eyeball-to-eyeball encounter with a hummingbird who …