MBE Spring 2022
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...
Getting off the Beach
First R2AK paddleboarder Karl Kruger to cross 1,900 miles of Northwest Passage
By Ian Haupt
Karl Kruger grew up in New York’s Adirondack Mountains, where he...
Washington Glacier Ski Project
By Jason Hummel
Some 20,000 years ago, glaciers ruled the planet. As the world warmed, the Cascades we know and love today were revealed. Yet...
A Watershed Approach
Stewart Mountain Community Forest initiative to boost Nooksack streamflow
By Liza Kimberly
On a hazy August day last summer, my field assistants and I meandered our...
Bellingham’s growing mountain bike trail network
By Ian Haupt
It’s overwhelming how many mountain bike trails there are in Bellingham.
Galbraith Mountain, which for years has been touted as having over...
Gearing up for year-round paddleboarding
Story and photos by Tony Moceri
I love being on the water. I always have. There is something special about the way the world moves...
Calf stretches for snowboarders
Story and photos by Luca Williams
It was in the middle of the snowboarding season when my calves, especially my back leg, decided to become...
Newsroom, spring 2022
Ski to Sea back after two years
After a two-year hiatus, original multisport relay race Ski to Sea is back this year. The seven-sport event...