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Adams River sockeye run
Travel 4 hours to a once every 4 years phenomenon
By Eric Lucas
I call it the real riverdance.
Four million gorgeous natural acrobats, a six-mile performance...
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...
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,...
The Old Lady of Mount Baker
By Ian Haupt
The Mount Baker Lodge opened to guests in 1927.
Near the front entrance of the lodge was a fountain with spring water piped...
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...
Mountain bike first aid with Backcountry Medical Guides
Story and photos by Nick Belcaster
So who here is part of the busted collar bone club?
Up go more hands than I expected. Certainly more...
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,...
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...
Firecraft Northwest
A one-person outdoor education program
Story by Ian Haupt
Rubbing two sticks together. Put so simply, it sounds trivial. Yet it was necessary for all that’s...