It was late afternoon on Oct. 12, 2023, when Chris Johnson spotted his nephew pulling up to the docks at Ross Lake Resort. The lake was as low as he had ever seen it, the result of a dry summer that …

Picture a distracted, fidgety seventh grade boy sitting in a middle school science class. The teacher lectures about the interconnections of old-growth forest ecosystems as the boy’s eyes drift to …

Every spring, the Skagit Valley transforms into a living canvas with bands of tulips blooming in brilliant stripes of crimson, gold, lavender, ivory and electric pink that stretch across the fertile …

It was an eerie feeling, watching the twin engine Otter disappear into the clouds after leaving my friend Bill and I alone on a rocky outwash plain at the headwaters of the Ambler River, well above …

Spend enough time in the North Cascades and you're bound to end up in Fred Beckey's footsteps. Whether it's his writing, his name on climbing routes or just stories about his adventures, the …

My friend Justin Brown and I enthusiastically stumbled and tripped our way through the woods. We knew the trail had to be close, but we couldn't seem to find it. We had a schedule for this …

Bellingham Exit Festival announces 2025 music lineup The multi-stage, multi-day, multi-sensory Bellingham Exit Festival is back for its final edition, with an exciting lineup and an array of …

The Road to Artist Point, Whatcom County’s most scenic parking lot – and road to get there – was officially opened for the summer on June 27 after Washington State Department of …

The idea of walking across an entire country – crossing from one coast to the other – was a magnet to me, pulling me to read Alfred Wainwright’s guidebook, A Walk Across England . …

For spring break, we set out in search of sun. A direct flight from Bellingham to Palm Springs was a ticket to sunny skies and hot desert weather. While playing in the pool, nighttime miniature golf, …

Can’t see the trees for the forest. It’s easy to be distracted by the big picture when you’re standing on a western Washington alpine trail in summer. At Cascade Pass, for …

Chardonnay I look out over a sea of jagged white peaks. The ridges before me are layered such that they block the view of the treeline, creating the illusion that I am in an otherworldly …

After years rotting away as a watery, derelict ruin, Little Squalicum Pier is open to the public for the first time since its construction more than a century ago. The 1,248 foot pier was built …

Hell Hill stretched out below me. This section of the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) Heritage Trail earned its nickname mostly from hikers going the opposite direction, grinding up an endless …

An inside joke developed between my wife Daphne and I on our honeymoon. Whenever things got a little difficult, like when we were biking up our fourth steep hill in a row breathing fumes from the …

To the typical traveler, the words “Deception Pass” bring to mind a towering steel bridge with commanding views of Puget Sound, but there is much more to be discovered. That bridge is …

Washington state $5 million e-bike rebate program to start in April The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is set to begin a pair of new programs with the goal of allowing …

You wouldn’t know it from the humble shop on the side of Mt. Baker Highway in Glacier, but Guided Exposure is one of the newer kids on the block when it comes to serving mountain lovers in …