Canoeing
North Cascades National Park paddling guide
By Maya Hunger
North Cascades National Park has everything an adventurer could dream of in the Pacific Northwest – remote wilderness full of old-growth trees,...
Ski to Sea competitors can now race multiple legs
A change to the historic race allows competitors to race in three legs. Teams can have between three and eight members.
By Oliver Lazenby
What’s the...
New access for the Nooksack?
By Wendy McDermott
American Rivers director for Rivers of Puget Sound and Columbia Basin
The Nooksack River is one of the only rivers in Washington that...
Clean, Drain, Dry: A Bellingham program tackles underwater invasives
Story and photos by Ben Whitney
Not exactly the poster children for environmental crisis, zebra and quagga mussels and other invasive freshwater species have...
Car-free Ski to Sea with the Wetboyz
Story by Oliver Lazenby
Photos by Steven Gadingan
Monday, May 23, 2016
It’s 50 minutes into a planning meeting for car-free Ski to Sea and team Wetboyz...
Paddling Chilliwack Lake
Paddling Chilliwack Lake, by Sue Madsen. October 2006 – raindrops dot the water’s still surface and small waves lap the rocky shoreline. We’re a silent group in the morning mist as we work...
Bowron Lakes
Bowron Lakes, by Jason Hummel. Places have their sounds. They travel with you wherever you go. When an owl hoots, memories of desert canyons above Death Valley are awakened...
Fishing Baker Lake
FISHING BAKER LAKE
Story by Sue Madsen
Photos by Mike Carey
Improvements have turned this lake into a salmon fisher’s haven.
Mist rises from the deep,...
Paddling the Skagit River
PADDLING THE SKAGIT
Story by Sue Madsen
From Marblemount to the delta, the Skagit River offers serenity and surprises.
The Skagit River starts 23 miles north...