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Earth Day 2020 gallery from the archives

4/22/2020
A creek in the North Fork Nooksack Valley. Rylan Schoen photo, fall 2015. Homathko River Valley, B.C. Matthew Tangeman photo, fall 2019. Liberty Bell after a fall snowstorm. Alan Majchrowicz photo, …

Photographers sharing the stoke

2/28/2020
"It's my dad to whom I owe my passion for the outdoors, the privilege of learning to ski at a young age, and really just who I am today. When he expressed interest in learning to backcountry ski, I …

Q&A: Grant Gunderson on his photography career, safety …

12/4/2019
One of Grant Gunderson’s favorite photos, the only exposure captured during a break in the weather on the Shuksan Arm.[/caption] For more than 15 years, Bellingham-based photographer Grant …

Winter 2020 photo gallery

12/2/2019
Ryan Carter rides atop a moraine at Mount Rainier. Jason Hummel photo. Textures on the Queen Bess Glacier in the Homathko River-Tatlayoko Protected Area. Matthew Tangeman photo. Kirsten Rowley ski …

Fall 2019 photo gallery

8/29/2019
Tara and Carl Simpson hiking through an autumn wonderland in the Glacier Peak Wilderness. Jason Hummel photo. Liberty Bell after a fall snowstorm. Alan Majchrowicz photo. Wes Hoen on a boulder at …

News briefs and feedback, summer 2019

5/30/2019
Newsroom Notes big and small from around the region Western Washington has a wolf pack Western Washington officially has a wolf pack for the first time in decades. This winter, a female wolf joined a …

Fall 2018 photo gallery

8/24/2018
Skye Schillhammer floats over Mt. Baker. Photo by Skye Schillhammer and Cadin Yeckley. Pete Devries has the conditions on Vancouver Island dialed. Marcus Paladino photo. River crossing en route to …

Seven days of alpine adventure through the heart of …

5/24/2018
alpenglow at Camp Friendly Story and photos by Jason Griffith It’s hard to find a place in the lower 48 as wild as the tangled valleys at the head of the Baker River. Brush below tree line isn’t …

Winter 2018 photo gallery

11/16/2017
Mattias Evangelista chases Eliel Hindert down a couloir in the North Cascades. Grant Gunderson photo. Sam Giffin laying it out over the Mt. Baker Highway. Brad Andrew photo. Sean McBride climbing ice …

Carpe Diem: Seizing opportunity after 2017’s lowland …

11/16/2017
It doesn’t snow at sea level in the Pacific Northwest every year, so when storms blanketed Bellingham for days at a time last winter, skiers and snowboarders took advantage. For some that meant …

Fall hikes to golden larch groves

8/23/2017
By Jason Griffith The long days of sweating up trails and swatting flies are mostly behind us. Fortunately, the cool, crisp days of fall are a wonderful time in the high alpine of the Cascades. Many …

Spring 2017 photo gallery

2/17/2017
The arrival of spring in the Pacific Northwest brings longer days, shirt sleeves, and the return of the afterwork ride. Treelines Northwest founder Adam McCoy races towards the setting sun after a …

Winter 2017 photo gallery

11/18/2016
Chris Rubens flies through the trees on a deep day at Mt. Baker a few years ago / Grant Gunderson photo. Hikers on Sahale Arm at sunset / Audra Mercille photo. Steel wool sparks on a winter night / …

Fall 2016 photo gallery

8/26/2016
The look of content at a fire lookout atop a North Cascades summit. Photo by Alex Guiry. Flyfishing the Sauk River. Paris Gore photo. Zack Giffin and Tess Grolling backpacking the Mckenzie River …

Summer 2016 photo gallery

5/27/2016
Josh Hummel splashes through a puddle on Tiger Mountain. Jason Hummel photo. Sahale Arm, North Cascades National Park. Andy Porter photo. The summit ridge of Chickamin Peak, Alpine Lakes Wilderness. …

Spring 2016 photo gallery

3/3/2016
Mattias Evangelista skiing in the Mount Baker backcountry. Grant Gunderson photo. Rob Kunch rails a turn on Galbraith Mountain. Brad Andrew photo. Lea Hartl skies a chute in Norway's Lofoten Islands …

Three rivers, many eagles

11/20/2015
Winter eagle watching on the Squamish, Nooksack and Skagit By Ian Ferguson Photos by David Riffle In winter, the riparian areas around northwest rivers provide prime habitat for nesting eagles. Three …

Summer 2015 Photo Gallery

5/29/2015
From the San Juans to the summits, the Mt. Baker region offers limitless adventure in the summertime. Trail running the coast. Photo by Grant Gunderson. White water near Granite Falls. Photo by Brian …