Labor Day comes and Birch Bay changes character almost overnight. The day-trippers thin out. The state park lot has open spots again by mid-morning. The water, which took all summer to warm up in this shallow, west-facing bay, is at its best right as most people stop coming. That gap between the calendar and the […]
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Winter is the obvious peak on Mt. Baker — the snow record, the ski season, the crowds that come with it. But for the hiking corridor, summer gets the traffic. Mt. Baker in fall — after Labor Day, once the crowds thin out — is better than both. The crowds thin out after Labor Day.
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Whatcom County has a reputation built on its summers. Blue skies over Bellingham Bay, long evenings in Fairhaven, kayaks in the water and bikes on the trails. It earns it. But the county has a different season that doesn’t get nearly as much attention — and if you’ve ever watched a storm roll across the
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The best things to do in Birch Bay WA all start with the water. This shallow, west-facing bay along Whatcom County’s western edge warms up faster than the open coast, which is why it turns into the county’s beach town every summer. Bellingham locals drive up for the day. Guests staying nearby build whole weekends
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Whatcom County doesn’t have one summer — it has three. There’s the coast, where Birch Bay warms up enough by July that the tidal flats fill with kayakers and the state park campground books out months in advance. There’s the city, where Bellingham’s waterfront and the Trackside District come into their own when the rain
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Anacortes sits at the northwest edge of Fidalgo Island, connected to the mainland by two bridges and to the rest of the world, it sometimes feels, by ferry. It’s a working town with a fishing heritage, a walkable downtown, and more outdoor access per square mile than most visitors expect. If you’ve only passed through
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Spring in Bellingham arrives quietly. The rain slows. The trails soften. Light starts staying a little longer each week, and suddenly there’s a version of this city you’d forgotten about over winter. If you’re planning a visit, or you live here and just need an excuse to get back outside, here’s a look at what
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The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival runs the entire month of April, but the people who get the most out of it show up on a Tuesday morning when the bloom is peaking and the parking lots are still half-full. On a good year, the fields are hundreds of acres of color across a flat agricultural
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Spring in PNW Washington means different things depending on elevation. In the mountains and around the lakes, from Glacier down through Bellingham to the South Lake Whatcom area, spring is a transition season. Snow still sits at higher elevations while trails open up below. Waterfalls run full from snowmelt. The landscape shifts from white to
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Spring in PNW Washington arrives differently depending on where you are. Along the coast and islands, from Semiahmoo Bay through Anacortes and out to Lummi Island, the season unfolds in waves of color, returning wildlife, and communities waking up after winter’s quiet. This isn’t the dramatic snowmelt and trail openings of the mountain regions. Coastal
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