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Photography

Spring 2023 photo gallery

3/8/2023
KC Deane mountain biking in a Bellingham forest. Grant Gunderson photo, from cover Sunset, fire, sand and surf frame a perfect evening south of Ozette on the coast of Washington. Jason Griffith photo …

Wild Patagonia

3/2/2023
Anthony Garvin. Courtesy photo Environmental attorney and photographer Anthony Garvin was so taken by his experiences traveling in Patagonia in 2012 and 2022 that he decided he wanted more people to …

Winter 2022 photo gallery

12/1/2022
Dean Collins skiing at Mt. Baker Ski Area. Grant Gunderson photo James Heim late to class. Grant Gunderson photo Peter "PJ" Moran measures about a 15-foot crown from helicopter avalanche control …

Traversing Washington’s peaks

12/1/2022
The writer, Jason Hummel, looks on over the Columbia River. Chris Starling photo Jason Hummel skis from the Columbia River to U.S./Canada border over more than a decade By Jason Hummel A cross the …

Mount Baker Experience magazine and contributors win …

11/30/2022
Mount Baker Experience summer 2021 issue with Matthew Tangeman cover photo. Mount Baker Experience and its contributors won awards at Washington Newspaper Publishers Association’s Better Newspaper …

Historical photo, winter 2022

11/30/2022
Early days of the Mt. Baker Ski Area. Historical photo courtesy Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA

Fall 2022 photo gallery

9/1/2022
Brendan Morrison hiking Mt. McClausland, with Lake Valhalla in the background. Matthew Tangeman photo End of hiking season colors along the Skyline Divide. Evan Skoczenski photo Humans best friend …

360 Degrees

9/1/2022
From Mt. Olympus in 2018. Hummel finishes The Circumnavigation Project on Mt. Baker Story and photos by Jason Hummel T he knowledge of a mountain, the true understanding of where it is rooted in the …

Clear weather, dark skies

8/31/2022
Northern lights and Milky Way above Winchester Lookout. Andy Porter photo Stargazing the Baker way By Ian Haupt O n a clear night in North Cascades National Park, one can see nearly 3,000 stars, …

Summer 2022 photo gallery

6/9/2022
Jon Hansen stops to enjoy the view while biking in Bellingham, WA. Grant Gunderson photo Beers with the crew post an epic ride in B.C. Skye Schillhammer photo Beautiful scenery and some solitude on …

The Old Lady of Mount Baker

6/8/2022
Mount Baker Lodge during construction. Fresh snow on Mt. Shuksan; winter is coming. Bert Huntoon photo, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA By Ian Haupt The Mount Baker Lodge opened to guests in 1927. …

Parting shot

6/6/2022
Mountain goats in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Leavenworth, WA. Skye Schillhammer photo “The luckiest day of my life: I had been wandering around the Alpine Lakes Wilderness outside of Leavenworth, …

Spring 2022 photo gallery

3/18/2022
“Pete Devries makes it look too easy, but believe me, it is not,” says Marcus Paladino. “I’ll always remember the first time I (successfully) swam at this favorite slab on Vancouver Island. …

Winter 2021 photo gallery

12/3/2021
Kyle Smaine skiing at Mt. Baker Ski Area on a powder day. Grant Gunderson photo On Mt. Baker, Kael Martin tries to decide if he should watch the sunset or shred? The choice was obvious. Jason Hummel …

A Kind of Way

12/3/2021
Mt. Daniel to Big Snow Traverse Story and photos by Jason Hummel Alex Kollar (1993-2021) Adventures are like bus stops on the way down memory lane. One stop in particular has become all too familiar. …

Historical photo, winter 2021

12/2/2021
A lone skier heads toward Table Mountain, photo by Emil Jacobson. Historical photo courtesy Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA.

Fall 2021 photo gallery

9/10/2021
Sophia Rouches biking the Cut Throat trail in Mazama, Washington during peak fall color. Grant Gunderson photo So talented, but so modest. Andy ‘Disco’ Jones doesn’t want/need any credit or …

Go your own pace

9/9/2021
Solo backpacking to Wing Lake and Black Peak Story and photos by Skye Schillhammer I spent most of my life hiking, backpacking and exploring the lakes and mountains in the North Cascades. Along with …