Adventures NW magazine

13/02/2025

A new bipartisan bill helps stop the wholesale transfer of public lands—ask your lawmakers to support it today!

12/02/2025

Christian Murillo, author of Soul of the Skagit and a contributor to our magazine, had gone through his photograph archives, and has assembled some great FB posts! Follow him and see posts with themes like rivers, animals, trees, and oceans. Here's one of his Mountains posts:

11/02/2025

Get your boats ready! Come join the fun and cold race on February 22....

UP NEXT ➡ Join Bellingham Bay Outrigger Paddlers on Saturday, Febuary 22nd for PNW ORCA Winter Series Race #4, Bellingham's small boat race.

Outriggers, Surfskis, SUP, V-1 are all welcome. This 6-mile race starts at Marine Park and ends just before Mud Bay. Come for the camaraderie & glory, stay for the hot soup and firepits! 🍲🔥

Register at https://register.pacificmultisports.com/Events

11/02/2025

Watch this great video from the Koma Kulshan chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society about winter ecology!! David Lukas lives in the Methow Valley, and has spent his career studying natural history and winter ecology. The chapter meeting is the first 11 minutes or so; if you want to skip to the lecture, start at 12 minutes. A great watch!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHadbe5vm64

While most plants and animals seem to be asleep in the winter, it’s actually a fascinating time of year and more is going on than you might realize. In this ...

10/02/2025

A sign of the times....

Most of Washington’s 9,000 + miles of national forest trails won’t have their own trail crews in 2025 due to a budget crisis and staffing cuts at the U.S. Forest Service.

That means you’re likely to see trails blocked with logs, unsanitary bathrooms and overflowing trash cans when visiting national forest trails this year. Some trails might even be closed.

WTA is ready to step in and fill the gap — but we need your support. Please donate today to help us keep trails in our national forests open and safe for hiking: give.wta.org/give/657660/ #!/donation/checkout?c_src=fs25fba

📸 Photo by Scott & Deeann Means
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10/02/2025

Help our friends at the Firehouse!

09/02/2025

Join Wild Whatcom for a BIPOC event: Bird watching next Saturday, February 15! Registration in link.

By and for people of color. All ages, family friendly! Saturday, February 15th, 10:00AM-12:00PM. Birds have long been a symbol of freedom, hope, and transition across countless cultures. Let's meander around a local lake to spy on some feathered friends, learn about what makes them unique, and reflect on the cross-cultural symbolism that birds so often hold. Learn more and register: https://www.wildwhatcom.org/bipoc-walks

08/02/2025

Urge Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to take our national monuments off the table as he works towards President Trump’s goal of energy dominance.  Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued a Secretarial Order "Unleashing American Energy." It calls for a 15-day internal review of oil, gas and mining ...

08/02/2025

Learn about the Bellingham Parks 2026 plan, and sign up to get involved!

Take the PROS Plan Community Survey today!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Parks_Plan

We are updating our long-range Parks, Recreation, and Open Space plan (PROS Plan).

The 2026 plan will be based on extensive public outreach and will outline future service levels, development and maintenance projects, and funding for the parks system.

Sign up here to receive notice of opportunities to participate: https://cob.org/gov/dept/parks/parks-news/subscribe-to-parks-newsletter.

View the PROS Plan update here: https://cob.org/project/parks-recreation-open-space-plan-update

Photo by Logan Baltzan

07/02/2025

Guided snowshoe hikes! Sign up now....

Reservations for guided snowshoe hikes in the Mt. Baker area are now open! You can access dates and times available at this link: https://www.discovernw.org/winter-snowshoe-program-at-glacier-mt-baker.html

Ranger Guided Snowshoe Walks are scheduled for Sundays in March. Learn snowshoe and winter safety basics while gaining knowledge about winter ecology, recreation opportunities, and the cultural history of the North Fork Nooksack drainage.

One Avalanche Awareness Walk is available, and will be offered on Saturday, March 15. Join the Northwest Avalanche Center and the Forest Service for an avalanche awareness snowshoe walk. An NWAC avalanche specialist will lead the walk and present about avalanche safety during your snowshoe outing. This is a great opportunity to get outdoors and learn about avalanche safety. We hope to see you soon!

(Photo provided is from a lunch break during a hike last winter!)

06/02/2025

Will there be a shortage of national park rangers for the 2025 visitation season? NPCA shares how the new administration’s actions will affect national parks.

06/02/2025

Is now a good time to suggest a visit to our friends in the north at Manning Park Resort? Winter is a great time at the resort, and it's a short drive to get there. From their website:

Experience outdoor freedom with Manning Park Resort’s winter activities. Choose from alpine skiing and snowboarding, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, and more. This is your ticket to fun in the snow at a top winter ski resort.

Manning Park Ski Resort gets some of the best snow in B.C. They are located at a charmed intersection between the temperate coastal area and the dry desert Interior, which means our powder is top-notch!

https://manningpark.com/

05/02/2025

Some serenity for your morning!

The 2024 Northern Lights photographer of the year. Discover the best Aurora images taken around the world in 2024!

04/02/2025

Great February events from the Bellingham Mountaineers!

February is a month full of activities if you’re a Bellingham Mountaineer!

Our basic course and new group of intermediate course students are kicking things off, along with our regular monthly hikes and climb nights, and a few fun social events to round it out!

Mark your calendars and keep an eye out for more event details soon!

03/02/2025

03/02/2025

In his book "The Joy of Winter Hiking," author Derek Dellinger shares his love for the outdoors in its most inhospitable season. He makes the point that winter, when many of us become depressed and seek solace by hibernating, is actually when going outside and reconnecting with nature may do us the most good. The book is a great introduction to winter hiking, both philosophically and specifically, as the author provides detailed information on how to be safe on the trail by selecting appropriate trails, clothing, and gear, and understanding how to interpret snow and weather conditions that will affect our experience. The author is from upstate New York, but his advice is appropriate for all of us, and the text is accompanied by beautiful photographs that will make you want to get outside!