It could have been the time when you first walked through Washington Park, and you found that one nurse tree you could sit on, enjoy some rays of sun through the canopy, and listen to the whisper of the Sound on the shore. 

Or maybe it was when your folks took you skiing at Mount Baker and you saw ice-blue chunks calving off the face of Mount Shuksan. 

It could have been the time you crossed the finish line after an arduous solo adventure race into the arms of your loving and supportive family who didn’t even mention your saturated jersey or salty kisses.

Or maybe it was when you joined the gang for the Saturday bike ride, or Sunday run—and met new friends to train with.

It could have been the time you and a friend kayaked from Friday Harbor to Jones Island and found that it wasn’t ants that were interested in your lunch, but overly-friendly deer.

Or maybe it was when you topped that rise, be it Mount Baker or Mount Index, or just the next hill.  What a view you found, what a world you live in.

At some point you fell in love with the outdoor adventures and experiences that the Pacific Northwest offers.

For those who press on with the summit close and the sun lower than you want it to be after a long day and a longer hike…
Mountain Bike leg of Bellingham Traverse '05Bellingham Traverse '05Snowboarders at Sun Peaks, BCChuckanut Sunset

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About Adventures NW

For those who train outside of family time or, better yet, with family…

For those who enjoy vicariously the adventures of another--the hardships, the triumphs and the overall joy of experience…

For those who realize the full value of our natural world and want to learn more…


For all of you, we bring you Adventures NW a seasonal publication that explores and celebrates this outdoor playground we're lucky enough to call home. Look for us quarterly, every season as they change. 


Welcome, and enjoy our pages.
-Paul Haskins and the crew of Adventures NW

Text Box: Adventures NW highlights not only area recreation events, but provides readers with in-depth and local features on all aspects of outdoor fun – for nature-lovers, novice or elite racers, serious outdoor enthusiasts, and even armchair adventurers. We offer locally, knowledgeably, and passionately written and visualized content with a focus on the Pacific Northwest. We are committed to community and race involvement with an emphasis on local businesses, groups and environmental organizations. The mission of Adventures NW Publishing, Inc. is to produce and publish a high-quality, engaging magazine that will inspire local and visiting readers to try new physical activities; to fully explore the natural beauty and recreational offerings of the diverse areas within Whatcom County, as well as Skagit, Island and San Juan counties; and to have outdoor adventures in their own communities—and beyond.  Further, it is the goal of Adventures NW Publishing, Inc. to be an example by promoting and supporting local businesses in order to maintain sustainable local communities; and to provide organizations, individuals and businesses with a content-rich publication valued by readers.

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Adventures NW is a free, quarterly publication locally produced by individuals with a long history living and playing in the northwest corner of the Pacific Northwest.  We heard from others and saw for ourselves a need for a magazine that fills the gap between Seattle and B.C.— one that informs and celebrates all our region has to offer. Adventures NW fills that need. We want readers to think of Adventures NW as their resource not only for discovering outdoor events and activities in the Pacific Northwest, but as an inspiration to race... play... experience... to try new adventures and delve into all that our region has to offer.