MBE Summer 2017
Well-Earned Beers: What is it about beer and outdoors culture?
By Aubrey Laurence
For many outdoor enthusiasts, it’s almost assumed that after a day of adventure, beers will be shared at a local brewpub. Look...
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...
Postcard: Greetings from Walla Walla
By Brandon Fralic
We are bumping along Jasper Mountain Road in the Blue Mountains east of Walla Walla when our guide, Mike, slows the vehicle...
Experiencing Canada’s Mount Baker on the Wapta Traverse
Story and photos By Jason Griffith
When we reached our destination we’d been on the go since before first light, trying to beat the forecasted...
Chill Out in Chilliwack – A weekend guide
Story and photos By Brandon Fralic
Not every outdoor adventure needs to be hardcore. This spring, between backcountry skiing in winter and summer’s high alpine...
Neck stretches, an antidote to the asymmetry of snowboarding
By Luca Williams
Do you remember your first days learning to snowboard? I started with farm boots and my boyfriend’s 161-centimeter snowboard (did I mention...
Koma Kulshan car camping guide
Story and photos By Patrick Beggan
For an easy night under the stars, it’s hard to beat car camping. Though Whatcom County doesn’t have a...
How to: Choosing footwear for climbing in the mountains
By Jason D. Martin
The Cascades are a wildly diverse mountain range. We have glaciers and snowfields, we have talus and boulders, we have water...
Getting Started With Spring Foraging
By Amy Gibson
As winter winds down, green life emerges in the forest once again. You may notice foragers off-trail, filling baskets with robust leaves,...
