Ross Lake, North Cascades National Park. Associated Press photo. Every year State Route 20, North Cascades Highway, closes around mid-November for the winter. In a media release, Washington State …

What a great event to support Northwest Avalanche Center last night at Twin Sisters Brewing Company . Thanks for coming out, buying raffle tickets, and to all the wonderful businesses, organizations …

Washington State Parks will be increasing the price of its Sno-Park permits this year, which go on sale November 1. The seasonal permit fee is now $50, and the daily permit is $25. It’s the first …

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 …

Guide and photos by Jason D. Martin, executive director of the American Alpine Institute D iscovered and developed by a small cadre of Bellingham boulderers, the development of the Lost Ledge …

B.C. and Washington governments, tribes, businesses continue to oppose mining in headwaters of Skagit River Story by Ian Haupt Photos courtesy of the Wilderness Committee T hose in the Swinomish …

Recreation Northwest executive director Todd Elsworth looks over Chuckanut Bay at Woodstock Farm. Events-based nonprofit shifts focus to outdoor recreation and nature education Story and photos by …

Firefighters in Boyds, Washington watch as a helicopter drops fire retardant on a wildfire on the Columbia River. Photo courtesy U.S. Forest Service A s commissioner of public lands, Hilary Franz …

A one-person outdoor education program Story by Ian Haupt R ubbing two sticks together. Put so simply, it sounds trivial. Yet it was necessary for all that’s come after: The moon landing, TikTok, …

A road trip to the Northwest’s ‘real West’ Story and photos by Eric Lucas I ’m a middle-age white guy in a 1999 4Runner, V6, 206 cubic inches, 4WD, steel-belted Michelin truck tires. He’s a …

The Turn Point Light on Stuart Island. Story and photos by Jason Griffith T he sky seemed to have merged with the sea, except the stars below the horizon were like fireflies winking on and off, too …

Adult Female Bushtit leaving a nest. Early morning birding on Galbraith Mountain Story and photos by Ben Stalheim I hate my alarm. It’s set to my favorite song of all time, Rusted Root’s "Send Me …

A diver's paradise Story and photos by Pat Grubb In June, my daughter Alex called me up out of the blue from San Francisco and asked if I wanted to go on a dive trip to Roatan, an island off the …

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 …

Remnants of the Lummi Island Rock Quarry on the Aiston Preserve in Smugglers Cove. Story and photos by Tony Moceri M y brother and I had been going to Lummi Island for most of our life. We had played …

Nemo Helio Portable Shower $99.95 Unlike gravity camp showers, the Helio portable pressurized shower and sprayer rests on the ground. The 2.9-gallon tank is pressurized with a foot pump — and with …

Exercises to enhance breathing while backpacking Story and photos by Luca Williams T his season I thought about backpacking Copper Lake Loop off Hannegan Pass, but the fire in North Cascades National …

View of Mt. Shuksan from Artist Point. Ian Haupt photo Two beautiful roads, water and 80 miles — a cure By Ian Haupt I stumble out of my room in boxer briefs in search of the bathroom. There’s a …

Courtesy of Recreation Northwest For the rest of summer Recreation Northwest has stress reduction and nature crafts classes at Woodstock Farm, a sensory walk through Fairhaven Park and bike tours …