This is the third installment of Mount Baker Experience Mountain Trivia. Find the answers at the bottom of this page. By Jason D. Martin 1 The well-regarded novelist behind the “Hyperion Cantos” …

World paddling film festival The Paddling Film Festival World Tour is coming to Bellingham for the second year in a row, bringing about 25 films to Bellingham Technical College on April 3. Doors open …

Story and photo by David Gladish We left Seattle after work at 5 p.m. on a Friday in February, eager to find ice that was still “in” before the ice climbing season disappeared. We pulled into …

Photos by Oliver Lazenby and Louise Mugar The Legendary Banked Slalom course was slightly shorter than last year, but prime conditions made it at least as much fun. If the course was different, it …

The Washington State Department of Transportation will close Highway 542 at milepost 37 east of Glacier at 4 a.m. on Thursday, January 23, as forecast warming and intense rain on heavy snow creates …

Shirley Schmidt, new owner of Graham's Historical Restaurant, at 9989 Mt. Baker Highway. By Oliver Lazenby Shirley Schmidt started cooking at Graham’s Restaurant, at 9989 Mount Baker Highway in …

National Park Service rangers are investigating damage to an archaeological site in North Cascades National Park and looking for help in locating those responsible for the damage, according to a post …

Photo by Jason Griffith. The ski season is just getting underway and as the saying goes, if there's enough snow to ride, there's enough snow to slide. We put together some of our favorite avalanche …

Silver Lake Day Lodge at Silver Lake Park. Photo courtesy of Whatcom County Parks and Recreation Thinking of keeping your car camping local this year? It’s time to get on it – online reservations …

168 acres of "The Donut Hole" at the Canadian headwaters of the Skagit River, were logged in 2018. Photo by Oliver Lazenby. By Oliver Lazenby More than a year after clearcut logging in a remote area …

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 …

On the summit of the President, in B.C.’s President Range in Yoho National Park.[/caption] The Stanley Mitchell Hut is the gem of the Alpine Club of Canada’s hut system. But dangers lurk in a …

Photo by Jason Hummel. Story by Jason D. Martin You’ve skied this slope a hundred times and nothing’s ever happened before. The line isn’t what you thought, but, hey, you’re here. You may as …

The author on Mt. Rainier in a helmet and other gear used by John Graham in the 1960s. Photo by Kyle Oberkoetter. By Andrew Waite About halfway across the Cowlitz Glacier, one of my crampons fell off …

David Guterson, famous for his best-selling 1994 novel “Snow Falling on Cedars,” has always been drawn to mountains. Guterson, 63, has channeled that passion into a recently published book-length …

By Pat Grubb Burton Ruler men’s step on boot with step on bindings Step in, step out. Step on bindings have come a long way in terms of performance and reliability. Burton offers a boot and binding …

Photos courtesy of Jayson Faulkner. By Lisa Pulsifer Just beyond the chairlifts and busy slopes of Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort lies over 750 square miles of protected land encompassing jagged …

By Jacqueline Thompson Autumn has come and gone, along with the season’s plentiful harvest. As the deep chill of winter sets into the bones of the landscape, plants send their energy stores down …

Story and photos by Brandon Fralic Urban hikes are having a moment. It seems everywhere you turn, there’s a book, magazine article (ahem) or website touting the benefits of urban hiking. And for …

Bellingham adventure race team wins national championships Bellingham-based Quest Adventure Race Team won the U.S. Adventure Race Association National Championship in Boone, North Carolina on …