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Winter 2024/25 Gallery

11/25/2024
MBE Winter 2024/25 Publisher's Note: Speaking atmospherically (which is not a word for some reason), November was pretty interesting. We had a Super Beaver Moon, the last Supermoon of 2024 which …

Aurora Borealis Photography for Dummies

11/25/2024
During the late 1900s, as Gen Z calls it, aurora borealis sightings at the 48th parallel were a rare, almost mythical event. But thanks to advances in cellphone cameras and the internet’s …

The Trott’s Scavenger Inn of Mt. Baker Ski Area

11/25/2024
In the northwest corner of the Mt. Baker Ski area back parking lot, there once lived a creature named Scavenger Inn whose belly and wings morphed and expanded according to its owners’ wishes. …

Fall 2024 Gallery

8/30/2024

Camping Cousins

8/29/2024
The relationship between cousins is special. Cousins have the bond of family without the pressure or baggage. They are friends with a little something extra that makes age, distance, and time …

Scenes from Northwest Tune-Up 2024

7/16/2024
Northwest Tune-Up brought thousands down to Bellingham's waterfront district from July 12-14 for a celebration of three of the region's favorites: bikes, beers and music.  Check out these …

Mt. Baker: Summit to Sea

3/8/2024
From snowflake to sea swell, water has a cycle. A circulatory system whose seasonal heartbeat pumps snowmelt into this green and gracious land so many of us have come to call home. Yet any …

"Greatest Wildlife Photographs"

3/7/2024
When the term “wildlife photography” comes to mind, one can often automatically surround the imagined photo with that famous, bright yellow border that makes National Geographic covers so …

The Galápagos: Up Close and Personal

3/6/2024
Years ago, while taking the train from Nairobi to Mombasa I recall thinking that traveling in Africa was reminiscent of childhood. As we passed by herds of elephants and giraffes, I remembered how we …

Grant Gunderson: 25 Years at Mt. Baker

1/17/2024
25 years ago, Grant Gunderson moved to Bellingham to ski and pursue a degree in plastics engineering at Western Washington University. That year, Mt. Baker was about to set a world record for …

Glacier's Back

11/22/2023
Leave your sack lunch at home this ski season, because the restaurant scene is heating up in Glacier.

MBE hosts fundraiser for Northwest Avalanche Center in …

10/13/2023
Mount Baker Experience hosted a night of drinks, brats, and dozens of raffled gifts all going to benefit Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC), who work tirelessly to keep backcountry recreators safe and …

2023 Mt. Baker Hill Climb Gallery

9/18/2023
Story and photos by Nolan Baker The 2023 Mt. Baker Hill Climb was a rousing success atop Artist Point on Sunday, September 17. Hundreds of cyclists from among the Pacific Northwest and around the …

Flying on Water: Wing Foiling Bellingham Bay

8/31/2023
Words by Ethan Fritzberg. Photos by Ethan Fritzberg and Aaron Knapp Wing foiling is the newest and by far fastest-growing wind sport. An inflatable hand wing and a hydrofoil board allow you to …

Fall 2023 Gallery

8/31/2023
COVER: A waterfall hundreds of feet high, full of stair-stepped drops, born on high snowfields and alp slopes, presents Jenny Abegg with a view to ogle over while fording. Photo by Jason Hummel. Fall …