Category Archives: NW Way of Life

The NW Way of Life blog — alive since 2008 and home to over 300 posts — is being replaced by my new website: www.BellinghamRealEstateReview.com! The new site will, of course, be better and more useful than anything I’ve done … Continue reading →

This Saturday, September 10th, starting at 10 a.m. and running ’til 4 p.m…. Bellingham Kite/Paddle/Surf will be on site at the swim beach, west entrance, with their full fleet of SUP (stand-up paddle) boards and some demo boards for sale, … Continue reading →

Each fall, as the trees’ colors reach their peak and the air is cool and therefore prime for racing, the vast majority of Bellingham’s most passionate paddlers gather at Lake Padden’s swim beach in the west entrance. Teams of 3 boats are … Continue reading →

I love it when a Whatcom County local throws down hard enough to win TOP GUN honors in ANY leg of the Ski to Sea. Home-town pride, Baby!!! We’ve got some serious athletes here in the WC, and nothing showcases … Continue reading →

Behind every great team — and argue this point if you must, but you won’t change my mind — Behind every great team is a great leader. One person (at least) who has a vision, and the courage to take … Continue reading →

In 1911, a small group of hardcore men — loggers, miners, a bed-spring maker – lined up for the race that would become the inspiration for the modern day Ski to Sea. It was called the Mount Baker Marathon, and the goal was … Continue reading →

The Ski to Sea attracts all kinds, including United States Olympians like Holly Brooks. Holly raced in the 2010 Olympics on the U.S. XC Ski Team. And she’s training just has hard now — or harder — than during the lead-up … Continue reading →

“Terrifying!” That’s the word Zsolt Szadovszki used to describe his experience in the 2007 World Surfski Championships, a race from the Hawaiian island of Molokai to the neighboring island of Oahu. That’s where we left off with Part 1 of this … Continue reading →

There’s an old saying: Never meet your heroes. I guess the thinking goes that you’ll be somehow disappointed to find out they’re not “all that.” Trust me when I tell you, that’s not a concern — at ALL — with … Continue reading →

Any single one of the life-events that XC ski racer Brian Gregg packed into the month surrounding Ski to Sea would be enough for most people to call 2011 the “Biggest and Best Year of My Life!” Let’s see, he … Continue reading →