Adventure
Clear weather, dark skies
Stargazing the Baker way
By Ian Haupt
On a clear night in North Cascades National Park, one can see nearly 3,000 stars, according to park service...
Fish that don’t belong
The holdout Arctic grayling of the North Cascades
Story and photos by Nick Belcaster
This is a story about a fish that shouldn’t be here.
Maybe the...
Walking in the Woods with Margi Fox
Solvitur Ambulando: It Is Solved by Walking
By Luca Williams
“After work one day in late August, I sat alone by the side of the trail,...
New Bellingham guiding collective ready for upcoming season
By Ian Haupt
Cascade Mountain Ascents (CMA) is a new-ish, worker-owned mountain guiding collective based in Bellingham.
All previous workers of multiple guiding companies, Mike Elges,...
Family hikes in Canada’s North Cascades
By Stephen Hui
Gorgeous scenery abounds in the North Cascades on both sides of the border. However, some epic trails may be a tad ambitious...
Time on the Columbia
River floating from Hanford Reach
By Eric Lucas
Hanford Reach is a place of wonder.
Such as, I wonder why bank swallows never make their nests in...
Cannabis Q&A
Benefits and recommendations for using cannabis outdoors
By Ian Haupt
Going into the summer hiking season, we asked budtenders from Blaine area dispensaries Birch Bay Budz,...
Roy’s picnic table
By Tony Moceri
On a late winter day in March, Mother Nature teased an early spring offering: A beautiful day that reminds all of us...
The Art of Swiftwater Canyoneering
Story and photos by Jason D. Martin, executive director of the American Alpine Institute
Ice-cold water slid down the rope and over my hands as...
Sentinels on the Peaks
Darrington residents restore fire lookout, now open for overnighters
Story by Martha Rasmussen | Photos courtesy Friends of North Mountain
The Great Fire of 1910 incinerated...