Adult Female Bushtit leaving a nest. Early morning birding on Galbraith Mountain Story and photos by Ben Stalheim I hate my alarm. It’s set to my favorite song of all time, Rusted Root’s "Send Me …

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 if I wanted to go on a dive trip to Roatan, an island off the …

Courtesy of Recreation Northwest For the rest of summer Recreation Northwest has stress reduction and nature crafts classes at Woodstock Farm, a sensory walk through Fairhaven Park and bike tours …

Gloria Goni-McAteer strolls through the late summer wildflowers with Koma Kulshan lurking. Matthew Tangeman photo Nikara Morgan enjoys sunset at Point of the Arches in Olympic National Park. Matthew …

By Meg Olson Higher Love Kit DesLauriers Mountaineers Books Kit DesLauriers has climbed the highest mountain on each of the world’s seven continents. Then skied from the summit. That’s just nuts. …

By Meg Olson Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home Lynda V. Mapes Braided River, A Co-Publication with The Seattle Times Our bookstore hangs over the waters of Penn Cove where, in 1970, 100 orca were …

New hiking app to help avoid crowds A new hiking trail app provides outdoor enthusiasts with real-time trail and recreation data. The new TREAD Map App pilot program, released in partnership with the …

Nolan Baker photo By Adam Nelson of Spokester.com W hile many of us enjoy spending time outside and getting active, it’s no secret that our younger generations are far more interested in playing on …

Courtesy photo By Elizabeth Kimberly H ere in Bellingham, many of us seek the flow state. You know it: That sensation where you’re fully immersed in the moment, sea salt breeze in your face, cosmos …

The Washington state Department of Ecology report highlighted declining salmon populations, low water levels due to growing demand and diminishing snowpack, and a long history of water disputes as …

Story and photos by Jason D. Martin, American Alpine Institute executive director Y ou’re sliding down a pristine snow slope, miles from the trailhead. That’s when it happens. Your binding pops, …

Gravel Unravel race map. By Conor Wilson Peninsula Adventure – Gravel Unravel After canceling its Gravel Unravel race last June due to the pandemic, Peninsula Adventure Sports will return to …

Story by Pat Grubb W hat do you do if you’ve been holding the longest race in North America since 2015, one that won’t let you use an engine, that presents some of the trickiest sailing …

Sitting stretches to do throughout the day Story and photos by Luca Williams But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee. Job 12:7 I n the early days of mankind, we learned from the animals …

Story and photos by Ian Ferguson I t was 5:30 in the morning in the dead of winter – I was in my car in the middle of nowhere. I had spent the night curled deep into my sleeping bag, searching for …

Shirley Schmidt and husband Jesse stoking the fire at Graham’s Historical Restaurant.[/caption] Restaurants in Glacier have adapted to pandemic-life Aaron Horwitz at The Heliotrope Cafe. Whether …

Story by Andrew Grubb T hose of us who live in the steep valleys of the North Cascades are aware of the difficulties of short days, torrential rain and cold nights. Few are as deeply cognizant of …

Photo by Elizabeth Kimberly Story by Elizabeth Kimberly Y our vantage is different from the sky. W ith wings, you can kiss volcanic summits and lenticular clouds in a matter of minutes. You can …

Story and photos by Tara Nelson E very year more than 350 species of migratory birds fly through northern Whatcom County bringing birding enthusiasts and visitors from all over the country and, with …