The inlets near Seward, Alaska, which admirably depicts the beautiful surroundings while fishing for silver salmon. Janessa Anderson photo Angling in southern Alaska during late summer coho abundance …

The aftermath of a break-in at the parking lot of the Index Town Walls. Kevin Shon photo By Jason D. Martin I t was weird. There was a single rock shoe lying on the ground behind my car. I approached …

The writer, Eric Lucas, swims in a pond at Owl Feather Farm near his home on San Juan Island. Photo courtesy Eric Lucas Clearing psychic debris in open water By Eric Lucas My 2-year-old Weimaraner, …

Phil Gaimon at the Whiskey Tango Fondo, a gravel ride in Alabama Hills, California. Gaimon plans to race Whatcom County’s Mt. Baker Hill Climb in September and feature the event on his YouTube …

Mark Belles and friend work on a sign. Photo courtesy Mark Belles By Luca Williams I t is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help. ~ Epicurus It’s been many …

Channel Islands National Park. Matt Treat photo By Ian Haupt M att Treat is halfway to his goal of visiting every U.S. national park. During the pandemic, Treat said — like most people — he …

By Meg Olson Campfire Stories: Volumes I and II Dave Kyu and Ilyssa Kyu Mountaineers Books This collection of writings that celebrates America’s national parks and trails was born of a spontaneous …

Karl Krüger takes a selfie in front of an iceberg in the Arctic. Karl Kr üger photo By Ian Haupt L ast summer, Karl Krüger sat in Paulatuk at ease. Krüger had set off from Tuktoyaktuk, bound for …

Lindsey Moceri fly fishing. Tony Moceri photo Fly fishing and gold panning as a couple By Tony Moceri Teach a woman to fly fish, and she will have food for a lifetime, teach a man to gold pan, and he …

The Diablo Dam, part of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project, from Diablo Lake. Courtesy photo Seattle City Light and North Cascades Institute have partnered to bring back the Skagit Tours program …

From l.: Recreation Northwest executive director Todd Elsworth, Bellingham Parks director Nicole Oliver and Bellingham mayor Seth Fleetwood at a small ribbon cutting for the native plant garden in …

Courtesy Shifting Gears Local nonprofit Shifting Gears is putting on its annual Bellingham Bike Swap at Boundary Bay Brewery’s alley and beer garden Sunday, May 7. The Bellingham Bike Swap offers …

Video screenshot A terrifying video of a skier saving a snowboarder who was upside down in a tree well at Mt. Baker has made regional news. In the video, a skier nearly skis over an upside down …

Courtesy Whatcom Events Registration for cycling events Tour de Whatcom and Mt. Baker Hill Climb is now open. The two events, put on by nonprofit Whatcom Events, offer world-class road bike riding in …

Photo courtesy Whatcom Events The Junior Ski to Sea is set to return this year on Saturday, May 13 after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic and will look a little more like the race it …

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 …

Northwest Tune-Up has been a catalyst for the Waterfront District, organizers say Story and photos by Ian Haupt Bellingham’s bike, music and beer festival returns for its second year July 14-16, …

Sol Duc Falls in Olympic National Park. Tony Moceri photo By Tony Moceri For those of you who have forgotten how lucky we are to live in our corner of the world, let me remind you. Our access to …

Courtesy Jason D. Martin Resources for psychological response and encouragement to use them By Jason D. Martin It was 8:30 in the morning on January 4, 2003, and I was working in Red Rock Canyon near …

reviews by Meg Olson Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry Edited by Elizabeth Bradfield, CMarie Fuhrman and Derek Sheffield Mountaineers Books My great-grandfather told my mother that it was …