Travel
Peace and its forms
San Juan National Historic Park offers endangered species, rare ecosystems and peace commemoration
By Eric Lucas
Imagine a park honoring peace.
Not just peace — the absence...
Ski Alaska
Exploring the Great Land of the White
Story by Eric Lucas
It’s a long way down from the top of Alyeska Ski Resort. In fact, when...
Review: Mountaineering Books
Reviewed by Meg Olson
Written in the Snows: Across Time on Skis in the Pacific Northwest
Lowell Skoog
Mountaineers Books
As I was describing Lowell Skoog’s detail-rich chronicle...
Hart Steens odyssey
A road trip to the Northwest’s ‘real West’
Story and photos by Eric Lucas
I’m a middle-age white guy in a 1999 4Runner, V6, 206 cubic...
Roatán
A diver's paradise
Story and photos by Pat Grubb
In June, my daughter Alex called me up out of the blue from San Francisco and asked...
Whistler on a budget – shoulder season fun
By Lisa Pulsifer
Whistler is a high end, world-class ski resort, but it doesn’t have to put a dent in your wallet. The picture-perfect, international...
Bula! A Fijian welcome
Story and photos by Pat Grubb
When it comes to island nations, with just around 300 islands, Fiji is low on the list. The country...
Happy, Healthy Far-Out trails on BC’s Sunshine Coast hut system
Story and photos By Brandon Fralic
Jesse shifts the Yukon into park and says, “Hold on, I think this might be the Hill of Death.”...
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...
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...