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THE USUAL

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CONTENTSFEATURES

Publisher/Managing Editor Patrick J. GrubbAssociate Publisher/Advertising Manager Louise H. Mugar

Welcome to the Mount Baker Experience, the newspaper for and about the Mt.Baker area, published by Point Roberts Press, Inc. Locally owned and operated, thecompany also publishes The Northern Light, All Point Bulletin, Pacific Coast Wed-dings and Waterside in Blaine, Washington. Point Roberts Press is a member of theWashington Newspaper Publishers Association, chambers of commerce in What-com County and the Bellingham/Mt. Baker Convention and Visitors Bureau.

The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and are offered for the gen-eral interest of readers. We welcome your letters; however, the opinionsexpressed are not necessarily those of the editor. For circulation and rate infor-mation, or to send your letters, please address to: Mount Baker Experience, 225Marine Drive, Blaine, WA 98230, fax them to 360/332-2777 or [email protected]: 225 Marine Drive,

Blaine, WA 98230Tel: 360/332-1777 Fax: 360/332-2777Email:[email protected]:www.mountbakerexperience.comNext edition: February 1, 2010Ads due: January 22

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e periencePrinted in Canada Vol XXIV No. 1

Winter 2010 edition

Editor/Layout Pat GrubbGraphic Design Karena CrottoReporters Jack Kintner, Tara NelsonContributors Margot Griffiths, GrantGunderson, Lyle Haugsven, Ryan

Duclos, Ty MitchellAdvertising Sales Martha Alvarado Classified Sales Janet McCall Office Manager Heidi Holmes

it all HAPPENS...This is where

XFeaturing local riders and scenery, a group of local,ambitious film makers have created a snowboarding filmwith an actual plot line.

4 How the Northwest Was One

All of this fresh snow brings more than fun and winterrecreation, it can also bring tragedy down in seconds.Here’s a reminder of those dangers...

6 Of avalanches & tree wells

There’s a new ride to the mountain. It’s cheap, it’s greenand it’s easier than driving the old beater through thesnowdrifts. It’s the Baker Bus.

9 A greener way to the white

You got into shape for the season – what are you doingnow to achieve peak performance? Hint – it’s all in thehips.

15 Peak Performance

Let’s face it – who ever really wants to rough it after a dayon the mountain? Here’s a list of some mighty fine placesto put your feet up and your head down.

13 Where to stay

Winter2010

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By Tara NelsonThe year is 2012 and the econo-

my has crashed, bringing the state ofWashington back to the times of thewild west. With the snowboardingindustry non-existent, a group of out-

laws and renegades still find their willto live through their passion for rid-ing. Meanwhile, so-called bountyfilmmakers compete to capture footageof the Pacific Northwest’s best riders.

This is the story behind the new snow-boarding adventure film How TheNorthwest Was One.

The project is the first film pro-duced by Wild Card, a newly-formedcollaborative comprised of local film-maker Jeremy Dub’s Funner Filmsproduction company, Sound Straitfilms and Sakedat Funk, of Seattle.

With stunning cinematography,gun battles, bar fights and plenty ofhumor (bounty filmers starting theirsnowmobiles that make horse sounds)the film successfully straddles twotime periods almost believably.

In this, Dubs and Sound Straightfilmmaker Kurt Jenson said they wereable to capture the feeling of North-west hardcore snowboarding culture— something many snowboard filmsfail to do — and also make the filmmore appealing to broader audiences.

“We were trying to bring somecomedy back into the snowboardingculture,” Dubs said. “A lot of moviesthese days are really serious – they justshow trick after trick after trick andthen the movie is over. We wanted totie everything together and it all workedout really cool, the story really workswith snowboarding and every momentin the movie has some kind of mean-ing.”

Jenson added that the storyline ofHow The Northwest Was One waspartially inspired by their previouslycompeting film production compa-nies that went into multiple projectsunaware that they would form a col-laborative team in the end.

“That was kind of the underlyinginspiration for the whole concept,

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that and our company always want-ed to do a spaghetti western movie. Isaw the fact we were coming togeth-er to make a movie whereas before wewere all competing,” he said. “We fig-ured it would be a better film if weall just collaborated and I’m reallyhappy with the way it turned out.”

Dubs agreed. “It’s kind of meantto show one thing and it may meansomething else, the whole movie fea-tures bounty filmmakers because inthe future, they need to get these shotsso they can get the bounty and com-

pile the footage of the best riders inthe backcountry,” he said.

“This leads to conflicts and bat-tles, in the end our main filmer hasit all on one tape and sells it to thebartender. It’s basically showing allthe riders were competing against eachother and in the end, they realize theywere working together to make onemovie so it kind of almost relates tothe story of our production compa-ny where we were all competing againsteach other and then when we all cametogether as one. That is how the North-west is able to go above and beyondwhat was. We said, hey, if we worktogether we can take this to the next

level, we can take our strong pointsand really work on those.”

The name Wild Card was inspiredby the company’s attempt to featurelocal amateur riders along with pro-fessionals to give them a push forwardin their career. Jenson said many ofthe amateurs are just as good as pro-riders but aren’t recognized becauseof lack of exposure.

Much of How The Northwest WasOne was filmed in backcountry aroundMount Baker and Stevens Pass butthe film also includes clips from LakeTahoe, Chile and the entire WestCoast. Local riders featured includeNick Ennen, Patrick McCarthy, AndyStern and Nate Lind.

Dubs has extensive experience cap-turing the Northwest hardcore scenethrough Funner Films. His Sentimen-tal Values film, for example, profileslocal legend Lucas Debari who, at age18, became the youngest person everto win the Mt. Baker LegendaryBanked Slalom, beating out OlympicGold medalist Seth Wescott. The filmfollows Debari and other local prossuch as Lind and Eric Jackson in whatDubs calls an ‘epic adventure’ of year-round snowboarding and tracking thedeepest snow in the world from Mt.Baker to Chile, Argentina and exot-ic locales such as Easter Island.

The film will be presented duringa preview event at 9 p.m. January 7

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The Mt. Baker Ski Area has hada tremendous beginning, includ-ing the second earliest opening dayever, 200 inches of snow in Novem-ber and a record day for attendance,November 21, when over 5,000skiers arrived and the upper park-ing lots closed.

“So far, so good,” said DuncanHowat, ski area manager for thepast 42 years. The Yakima nativesaid that in 1984 the area openedearlier but that they’d had “only”112 inches of snow by November30. In that year as well as this, Howatsaid that skiers need to be extra-cautious when there’s a large earlyseason snowfall as it sets the areaup for a primo avalanche season aswell.

After last year’s introduction ofa brand new quad replacing thevenerable old chair one, the oldestlift on the mountain dating back45 years, a lot of what’s new at thearea this year is pretty subtle. “Weaddressed some grooming issues,but they’re pretty well covered upby now,” Howat said.

One nagging sore point for some

A great start to the season!skiers is gone, the up-hill cat trackoff chair one when heading westtoward Austin Pass. Food servicehas been slightly modified at theRaven, giving it more room and anup-dated menu.

Business-wise it’s been an inter-esting start, Howat said, in that thesale of season passes was slow untilthe area opened early on a sunnyNovember 12 after a classic mid-season Baker dump, “Then salesreally picked up,” Howat said, “andsince then have set a record pace.And our film festival in October atthe Mt. Baker Theatre sold out. Iguess it’s about more people stay-ing closer to home, enjoying whatwe have here in Whatcom Coun-ty.”

Howat said he couldn’t really pre-dict what would happen at Bakerbecause of the Winter Olympicshappening in Vancouver. “The Leg-endary Banked Slalom is a weekbefore the Olympics and we don’texpect much effect one way or theother,” Howat said, “but it’s hardto say. The other area operators Iknow say the same thing.”

at the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham.The film is also available for purchaseat Yorky’s gas stations as well as MapleFuels in Maple Falls, iTunes, Zumiez,

Hidden Wave boardshop in Burling-ton and Sportsman Chalet in Belling-ham. For a complete list of retailers,visit www.wildcardmovies.com.

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Avalanches are like mile-wide freighttrains, their destructive potential anddanger obvious to anyone. Tree wellsare like quicksand, hidden but just asfatal.

Once a victim falls into a well it’svirtually impossible to get out. In anexperiment conducted several seasonsago by the Mt. Baker Ski area, tenyoung, vigorous and experienced out-door volunteers were placed in treewells and none of them could self-rescue.

Seems odd, because most of us havefallen skiing or boarding ending upin a tangle of equipment semi-buriedin the powder but have gotten out ofit. The danger of tree wells has to dowith their depth and that they’re likerattlesnakes, hidden, hard to spot andusually discovered just as it’s too lateto do anything about it.

You have to give a wide berth toareas that might have them. Theyform as a result of the pocket aroundthe trunk getting less snow than fallsimmediately outside the tree’s circum-ference. They’re usually as deep as thesnow, which at Baker can be very deep:there’s already been about 20 feet ofsnow this season.

Tree wells can occur around anytree, even one on a groomed run. Oneominous sign: a tree whose lowerbranches are laden with a recent dumpand touching the snow.

Significantly, most snow-relateddeaths at the Mt. Baker Ski Area involvea victim upside-down in deep snowwith little or no breathing space aroundhis face. It takes a cool head to resistthe urge to struggle violently andinstead focus on making a breathingspace around your face. Gentle rock-ing can then make the space aroundyour body bigger.

One critical safeguard to skiing orboarding through the trees in deeppowder is to do it with a partner whokeeps you in sight at all times, evenif it means stopping and waiting whileyour partner goes ahead, then takingyour turn while your partner watch-es you descend.

John Adams, co-owner and oper-ator of the Glacier Ski Shop, escapedand survived an avalanche in 2006because he had a partner, CharlieHeggem, who saw him fall and wasclose enough to dig him out in a time-ly manner. In most cases, as with thedeath of a Canadian man on the ArtistPoint road earlier this season, part-ners were separated by terrain or weath-

er or both and were not in close enoughcontact to know someone was in trou-ble or to effect a rescue, reporting theirmissing friend after skiing or board-ing all the way down to the bottomof the hill. The same weather andsnow conditions that kill also oftenbreak contact between skiing part-ners, meaning you’re entirely on yourown and therefore helpless shouldanything happen. It’s like bungee-jumping without the bungee.

The usual safety list for back coun-try travel includes a transceiver, shov-el, probe and whistle – and removingyour wrists from your pole straps,since in deep snow they can act likehandcuffs.

Adams agrees with this tip, know-ing first hand what many victims findout only shortly before they succumb,that typically you’ll be upside downwith your arms extended and encasedinside the white concrete of a snowslide. Your breathing can only comein short gasps, and before long youuse up your available oxygen as thesnow around your face becomes sat-urated with carbon dioxide, meltingand then refreezing into an ice maskthat might as well be a plastic bag over

your head. Respiratory arrest comeson quickly, followed by cardiac arrestand death.

Adams has found a breathing appa-ratus that promises to give avalanchevictims a fighting chance, the Aval-ung by the Utah ski equipment mak-er Black Diamond. It’s essentially asnorkel breathing device that exhaustsyour exhaled air around the small ofyour back and brings in fresh air froma kind of fabric strainer that allowsyou to draw fresh breathable air outof the snow.

It can be used alone or containedinside a Black Diamond Pack thatalso has handy pockets for storingother essentials needed when in ava-lanche country. The mouthpiece ison a flexible breathing tube that canbe placed conveniently near yourmouth to be ready quickly if neededor even used to breathe before some-thing happens while descending aquestionable slope or skiing in face-choking powder.

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can be the difference between life anddeath. The Mountain Education Cen-ter (MEC), part of the Mt. Baker Ski

s New this year is Scott’s SkiService, started by Scott Petersonwith 25 years of experience. Onthe right as you enter Glacier,Scott services alpine and tele skisand snowboards, does waxes,tunes, repairs and bindingmounts. Open Thursday – Mon-day, 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (closed mid-day for ski break). For more infocall 599-WAXX.

Area, offers a one-day, seven hourbasic avalanche and back countryawareness course called Introducto-ry 100 Level for $35 on Saturday,December 12, Thursday, December31, Saturday, January 9 and Sunday,January 31.

MEC also offers Intermediate 200Level, a 21-hour snow safety skillscourse including in-depth discussionsabout evaluating hazards. Outdoorfield time is half of the total course.Info: www.mtbaker.us/mec.php.

The American Alpine Institute inBellingham hosts three-day alpinesafety classes ten times in Decemberand January, three times in Februaryand once in March. Day one is in theirBellingham classroom, day two andthree are at the Mt. Baker Ski Area,and the course culminates in a back-country ski tour. Info: www.mtnguide.com.

Northwest Avalanche Center hasweather and condition reports, anda sobering list of reported accidentsfor the 2007-2008 winter season. Goto www.nwac.us.

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To make way for building a high-er and more flood resistant bridgeover Gallop Creek the WashingtonState Department of Transportation(WSDOT)auctioned off the GlacierCreek Motel and Cabins last August.

The 3.4 acre complex of 22 smallcabins, a trailer and the old woodenlodge/office/restaurant/hot tub sat ona narrow finger of land between Gla-cier and Gallop Creeks near the eastend of the village of Glacier and formany years served skiers in the win-ter, hikers in the summer and fisher-men all year along.

Many of the smaller structures,some under 500 square feet, went for$5, the minimum bid, and quickly,or nearly so, disappeared into thewoods to become cabins or additions.The biggest structure, the old lodge,went to Gary Graham. He plans touse it to house his ContemporaryDesign Company (CDC), manufac-turer of his patented shuttle systemsthat are used for exercise and rehabil-itation.

The auction for the two-story 2,151square foot lodge was inconclusivebecause of uncertainties about get-ting a permit from WSDOT to actu-ally move such a heavy structure acrossa bridge, necessary to move it eitherwest across Glacier Creek as Grahamplanned or east across Gallop Creekas Graham’s competitor for the prop-erty, a partnership of Dennis Flaher-ty and Marcel Dolak, would do inmoving it to the Mt. Baker Rim com-plex to use as a private home. A thirdbidder dropped out around the $3,000mark, and after that Graham and Fla-herty decided to work together

“We decided that if only one of usgot a permit to move it, he’d pay theother guy $10,000 for expenses inpreparing to go for the permits. Ifboth of us got permits then we plannedto have a coin flip the next day athigh noon on the front steps of Gra-ham’s Store,” said Graham, whosefamily once owned and operated thestore and restaurant. The two splitthe state’s required $25,000 perform-ance bond guaranteeing that the struc-ture would actually be moved oncesomeone acquired title to it at theauction.

The flip-off never came off, though,since Flaherty agreed to let Grahamhave the structure, saying that it wouldbe better to keep it in Glacier. “Wethen began waiting for permits, andmore than once we’d get permissionto take a step in all this right at thelast moment,” Graham said, “it’s beenvery much a cliff-hanger the wholeway along.”

The permits to move the buildingwere finally secured in September, thegood news, but the move had to beaccomplished in five days, the badnews. “We had three or four crewsworking day and night to empty the

building, flatten and compact the lot,remove the foundation and part ofthe external structure,” said Graham,“but we made it. We’re still not surewhat happened to the hot tub.”

The actual move took only threehours on Sunday morning, Septem-ber 18. The building, once at 10036Mount Baker Highway, is now is at9946 Mount Baker Highway near thewestern edge of the village. Whenremodeled the main floor will near-ly double in size giving Graham aroughly 4,500 square foot structureat a bargain price.

“We’ll have a lot more room,” Gra-ham said, “and a better facility thanwe do now, and nothing much gotthrown away. It’s a creative solutionthat kept a lot of material out of land-fills.”

The weathered wood fir and cedarstructure looks imposing, sitting ontemporary cribbing high off the ground

across from the Glacier fire station,but once a foundation is built it willbe lowered to about five feet abovegrade and will provide offices, meet-ing space and manufacturing areas.Of course, all those good intentionsto put the building to use need per-mitting as well, so in the meantimeGraham’s plodding ahead.

The state is too, clearing the for-mer motel site in preparation for build-ing the new $11.7 million bridge overGallop Creek. The problem is that asmore and more rocks and debris washinto Gallop Creek the river itself ris-es, threatening the current. Two ofthe three spans under the bridge areclogged with gravel, and fisheries rulesprohibit dredging.

The new bridge will eliminate theneed to annually clear the stream bedwith a backhoe, which will benefitspawning fish as well. The new struc-ture will be started next year and be

completed in 2011. WSDOT bought the motel prop-

erty and structures for $744,500, butinstead of having to spend another$110,000 to haul off the cabins anddispose of them, the agency actuallymade money that it will funnel backinto its budget.

“This is a little kinder to the envi-ronment,” said WSDOT’s Cris

Blankenship, “because lots of peopleup here near Glacier have property,but either don’t have cabins or wantmore cabins. They had expressed aninterest...This is an unusual twist onour (WSDOT’s) sustainability pro-gram. While we routinely recycle con-crete, gravel and dirt, recycling a homeis a little different but the benefits areclear.”

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Anyone who has looked up at Mt.Baker from a distance may have won-dered what it might be like to sum-mit the smoldering, snow-coveredgiant or ski down its pristine back-country slopes.

Fortunately, such adventures don’thave to be out of reach for those ofus who aren’t career athletes or pro-fessional mountaineers. With a littlephysical training and minimal back-

packing experience, even armchairrecreationalists could find themselvesconquering a mountain as part of aguided trip. And what better place tostart than one’s own backyard?

“Everybody in Bellingham sees Mt.Baker and a lot of people don’t real-ize that is attainable for pretty muchanyone who wants to spend a littlebit of time to get in decent shape,”said Coley Gentzel, a guide with theAmerican Alpine Institute in Belling-ham. “That’s not to say it won’t feel

like work. But it is very doable for theaverage person. That’s one good thingabout moderate mountaineering, it’svery accessible to a lot of people; it’sbasically walking uphill for manyhours at a time, which most peopleare pretty capable of.”

The organization offers a varietyof guided mountaineering trips in 16states and six countries around theglobe from South America to Africaand Antarctica. But founding ownerDunham Gooding says some of thebest terrain is located right here in theNorth Cascades area where AAI con-ducts many of their avalanche safetycourses, backcountry skiing excur-sions, and water ice climbing duringthe winter months. Gooding said itis the area’s access to wilderness andproximity of to major population cen-ters, complexity and diversity of themicroclimates, not to mention thesheer beauty of the North Cascades,that make Washington stand outamong other regions.

“It’s the perfect location for thebase of an international guide serv-ice,” Gooding said. “There are tremen-dous opportunities throughout theyear for planning and backpacking inthe summer and climbing, skiing andsnowshoeing in the winter. The vari-ety is great and the accessibility isexcellent.”

“Places like the Sierra-NevadaMountains and the Rockies have gla-ciers but they are little and they don’texhibit the complexity of big moun-tains because they’re so tiny and theydon’t move around much,” he said.“But at Baker, the things you see hereand learn how to cope with are thesame things you’ll find in the biggestmountain ranges in the world so youcan expose people to everything. Youcan take the skills and knowledge youacquire here and go anywhere in theworld.”

The organization was founded in

1975 as the Mt. Baker Guide Serviceunder Gooding’s direction. Since then,it boasts nearly 30 guides and com-pletes an average of 15 trips per year.It has also won rave reviews frommedia establishments such as ForbesMagazine, USA Today, Men’s Jour-nal and The New York Times, whichcalled it “The Harvard of climbingschools.”

Most winter mountaineering cours-es require participants to have a min-imum of one overnight backpackingexperience under their belt, but oth-ers, such as the level I and level II ava-lanche safety courses, are taught inthe classroom and during day tripswithin the Mt. Baker Ski area.

The avalanche safety courses aregeared for backcountry users such assnowboarders, skiers, snow shoers or,as Gentzel put it: “ basically anyonewho wants to go walk around in thesnow during the wintertime.”

Snow camping trips, meanwhile,(also called winter mountaineering),are scheduled on a private basis asrequested and can be tailored to indi-viduals and groups. For example, lastyear Gentzel said he arranged a pri-vate winter mountaineering trip as asort-of baby shower for a group of sixwomen, one of whom was pregnant.

“It was an interesting concept,”Gentzel said. “We took them out andtaught them how to make snow cavesand how to set up a tent in the win-ter. They all had summer backpack-ing experience and were fairly profi-cient skiers and they had a blast.”

The organization is also one of afew local agencies to offer guided waterice climbing trips during the wintermonths. Although thought by manyto be a “fringe”-type of outdoor activ-ity, ice climbing can be one of themost challenging and exciting win-ter pursuits. Because it is formed fromfrozen waterfalls and seeps, it is a sportthat may be pursued in many venues

Winter courses with AAI Backcountry skiing

Location: North CascadesLength: 2 or 5 days. Season:December through April. Prerequisites: Good level of phys-ical fitness. Cost: $350.

Avalanche TrainingLocation: Mount Baker ski areaLength: 3 or 4 days, dependingon level.Season: December throughMarch.Cost: $290 to $490, dependingon level.

Guided Ski Ascents & ToursLocation: Mount Baker and MountShuksanLength: 1 day and upSeason: December through MayCost: $190 and up

For more information or for acomplete list of programs andguided expeditions, visitwww.aai.cc or call 360/671-1505.The office is at 1515 12th Streetin Bellingham’s Fairhaven dis-trict. Equipment rental and gearshop may be found at www.guideschoice.com.

throughout the country. The courseis offered on its own or as a two-daysegment within a comprehensive win-ter skills program and is often con-ducted within the Mt. Baker ski areaat Pan Dome Falls or Table Moun-tain, near Artist Point.

Most of their courses, however, aretaught during the summer. Gentzelsaid their most popular trip is a three-day adventure to the 10,778-foot sum-mit on Mt. Baker and offers stunningviews of the Cascades, British Colum-bia and the San Juan Islands.

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Take the green way to the mountainThose wanting an affordable, eco-friendly way to

head up to the slopes this season are in luck. Cascade Adventures recently launched its Baker

Bus, providing a low-cost, community supportedtransportation service to help reduce emissions andvehicle traffic on the Mt. Baker Highway and Nook-sack River watershed.

The program has been supported by donationsfrom several local businesses such as Graham’s Store,The Inn at Mt. Baker, Sportsman Chalet, Mt. Baker

Lodging, Crossroads Grocery, Joowana, BoundaryBay Brewery, Il Caffe Rifugio, Fairhaven Bike & Ski,Glacier Ski Shop,The Hair Stream, Scott’s Ski Serv-ice and Wild & Scenic River Tours.

Trips are made to and from the Mt. Baker ski areaand are $10 from Bellingham on weekends onlyl or$5 from Kendall on weekdays only. Season boardingand frequent riders passes are available.

For more info, visit www.wildandscenic.com/bakerbusor call 360/599-3115.

Leaving Bellingham*Bellingham - Lincoln Creek Park & Ride: 6:50 a.m.*Bellingham - Sunset Square Cost Cutter: 7 a.m.*Deming – Il Caffe Rifugio: 7:20 a.m.Kendall - Valero Station: 7:45 a.m.Maple Falls Harvest Moon Bakery: 7:50 a.m.Glacier downtown: 8 a.m.Glacier Chando parking lot: 8:05 a.m.White Salmon Day Lodge: 8:45 a.m.

Leaving Mt. Baker Ski AreaWhite Salmon Day Lodge: 4:15 p.m.Glacier - Chando parking lot: 5 p.m.Glacier downtown: 5:05 p.m.Maple Falls – Harvest Moon Bakery: 5:15 p.m.Kendall -Valero Station: 5:25 p.m.

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In one of the best openings at Mt. Baker Ski Area inrecent years, photographers Grant Gunderson, Ty Mitchell and Ryan Duclos captured some unforgettable shots.

Photographs on left page byGrant Gunderson. For more images, go towww.grantgunderson.com

Right top page images by Ty Mitchell. Go towww.tmitchellphoto.com.

Right bottom page images byRyan Duclos. Go towww.duclosstudio2.com

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One of the widest skis on the mar-ket, its 140 mm waist making itideal for Mt. Baker powder, is theA-Lotta by Fat-Ypus with a back-country Duke binding by Marker, atthe Glacier Ski Shop.

EQUIPMENT GUIDEget outside

A-LOTTA $1,150

185 lumen lantern becomes a flash-light with the flip of a lever, burns for25 hours on two AA batteries, byCree, at Mountain Magic.

EUREKA LED $19

Converts any alpine binding into abackcountry climber by allowingheels to lift. Remove at the top ofyour climb and carry (one pairweighs 2 pounds). Glacier Ski Shop.

SNOWTRIP $3103-way jacket by Salomon (France), allthree layers are waterproof andbreathable, Fairhaven Bike & Ski.

I/O by Smith Optics are the ultimatein fog free interchangeability, atSportsman Chalet.

Fairhaven Bike & Ski, 1106 11th St., Bellingham 360/733-4433Glacier Ski Shop, 9966 Mt. Baker Hwy, Glacier 360/599-1943Mt. Baker Snowboard Shop, 9996 Forest St., Glacier 360/599-2008Mountain Magic, 2393 King George Hwy, Surrey, 604/535-5182Sportsman Chalet, 114 West Holly St., Bellingham 360/671-1044

Form-fitting top of 200 weightNew Zealand Merino wool, thewarmest breathable inner layeravailable, and much drier thanpolypropolene, at Mountain Magic.

CHAKRA $17Shaman by Icelantic, in addition tobeing one of the best powder skisavailable, features Parr graphicsbased on eyeballs, discounted to$600 at the Glacier Ski Shop.

SHAMAN $600

Rossignol women’s boot is designedto accommodate a woman’s foot,and has an inner liner that can beheated to conform to the individual’sfoot, at Sportsman Chalet.

VITA SENOR $430

Features banana traction (BTX), anda serrated magnetraction edge witha differential sidecut to provide thesame effort on either the tow or heelside, at Mt. Baker Snowboard Shop.

PARK PICKLE BY GNU $489

Snowboard by Lib Tech featuresBanana Traction, reverse camber andmagnetraction profile, discounted atMt. Baker Snowboard Shop that hasa Jamie Lynn mural on their frontwall.

JAMIE LYNN PHOENIX $500

Spraying your pants or jacket withthis water repellent is by far the mosteffective way to restore even oldouter wear garments, at MountainMagic.

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Snowboard binding in purple fea-tures full bed cushioning, nylon base-plate and recycled components toreduce waste, discounted at Mt.Baker Snowboard Shop.

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With the 2010 Winter Olympicsright around the corner, Foothills res-idents are gearing up for what couldprove to be the season of a lifetime.

With the only motel – Glacier CreekLodge - removed from its foundationearlier this year, one business owner,Dan Graham hopes to capitalize onthe market niche for last minute stays.

Graham, who operates Mt. BakerLodging in Maple Falls, said he willbe offering expanded office hours until9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nightsas well as last minute and one-nightstays though February 2. Mt. BakerLodging offers nearly 100 unitsthroughout the Maple Falls and Gla-cier area.

The following is a list of places toget a good night’s sleep before a bigday in the snow:

Aaron’s Mt. Baker CabinsGlacier

360/599-2299mtbakercabins.com

Twelve unique cabins offer fire-places, satellite TV, Wi-Fi and privatehot tubs. $149 to $339. Their chalet-style lodge features southwest styledécor and a casual atmosphere. Roomsavailable for $80 to $110.

Baker AccommodationsGlacier

360/599-1017 bakeraccommodations.comOne bedroom and two bedroom

condos available for weekly and night-ly rental. The condos sleep five to sev-en people and are located in the Snowa-ter Resort. Amenities include tenniscourts, river trails, squash courts, andtwo indoor pools with hot tubs. $99to $175.

Canyon Creek ChaletsGlacier

360/599-9574canyoncreekchalets.com

Canyon Creek Chalets is a privatevacation rental located in GlacierSprings. Two cabins are designed forthe comfort and pleasure of guests,including hot tub and Egyption cot-ton sheets. Each chalet can sleep upto six people.

DisLodge at Mt. BakerGlacier

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DisLodge provides a cozy, privatesetting, with no surrounding neigh-bors. 17 miles from the Mt. Baker skiarea, DisLodge sits on five acres withviews of Slide Mountain. No smok-ing. Amenities include gourmet kitchen,three bedrooms, two bath, hot tub,wood stove, out door fir pit, wash-er/dryer, and covered parking. Accom-modates up to eight people. $195 andup.

The Inn at Mt. BakerGlacier

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Cited as one of “1,000 Places toSee Before You Die,” The Inn at Mt.Baker is a quiet bed and breakfast

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cut flowers, feather beds with downcomforters and outdoor hot tub. Spaservices are also available. Lodgingsare close to the Mt. Baker ski area andthe Mount Baker Snoqualmie Nation-al Forest. $155 and up.

The Glacier Guest Suites8040 Mt. Baker Highway

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Two 500-square-foot units withhandcrafted wood furniture and viewsof Mt. Baker and Nooksack River.Located on 100+ acres. No pets.

The Logs Resort 7577 Canyon View Drive

Glacier 360/599-2711 thelogs.com

Situated on Canyon Creek and thenorth fork of the Nooksack River,The Logs Resort offers cozy log cab-ins widely spaced along the creek andamong the trees, for the ultimate inprivacy and relaxation. $125 and up.Midweek specials.

Mt. Baker Lodging7463 Mt. Baker Highway

Maple Falls800/709-7669 or 360/599-2453

mtbakerlodging.comMt. Baker Lodging offers cabin,

cottage, condo, chalet, and executivevacation home rentals. Most unitsinclude a washer, dryer, telephonewith free local calls, kitchen and fire-places. $149 and up.

Mt. Baker Vacation Home360/647-7469

mtbakervacationhome.comThis two bedroom town home

sleeps four. Full kitchen, telephonewith free local calls, fireplace, hot tub,deck and indoor pool. $130 and up.

Winter Creek B&B9253 Cornell Creek Road

Glacier360/599-2526

Winter Creek offers two available

bedrooms with double beds, two liv-ing rooms with fireplaces, sauna andWi-Fi internet access. Pets welcomewith additional charge. $100 per room,per night and includes full breakfast.

Mt. Baker View Guest HouseGlacier

mtbakerviewguesthouse.com360/599-2155

Secluded accommodations sleepup to 15 people. Fully furnished, fire-places, full kitchens. No smoking orpets. Located in Glacier. $100 - $500

Pinnacle Lodge at Mt Baker 7509 Canyon View Drive

Glacier 206/546-2476

Three-bedroom, two-bath, 3,000-square foot log home situated on theNooksack River with beautiful viewsof Mt. Baker.

Snowater Timeshare RentalsGlacier

360/599-2724snowater.org

Snowater is a townhouse condo-minium development just east of Gla-cier, surrounded on three sides by thenorth fork of the Nooksack River.Most units have mountain views fromthe individual decks. All units havekitchens, washer, dryer, dishwasher,grill, CD player and fireplace. Oneand two bedrooms are available.

Mt. Baker Ski & Recreational Lodging

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mtbakervacationrentals.com A variety of homes, cabins and con-

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Winter Creek B&BGlacier

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Winter Creek offers two availablebedrooms with double beds, two liv-ing rooms with fireplaces, sauna andWi-Fi internet access. Pets welcomewith additional charge. $100 per room,per night and includes full breakfast.

s Jim and Juli Evangelista at Mt. Baker View Guest House offer warm lodg-ings close to the action on the mountain and in Glacier.

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WHAT’S HAPPENINGLAKE WHATCOM SANTA TRAIN: December 12, and 19, 9:30 a.m., noon, and 2:30 p.m. 90 minute ride onthe 100-year-old train which leaves from Wichersham Junction. By reservation only, 360/595-2218. Adults$18, under age 18 $9, under 2 free. For info: www.lakewhatcomrailway.com.

GRAHAM’S RESTAURANT MUSIC PERFORMANCES: December 17, Bent Grass; December 29, Daffodils;January 16, Native Gorilla. All shows start at 9 p.m. Must be 21+ to attend. www.grahamsrestaurant.comor call 360/599-1964. 9989 Mt. Baker Highway, Glacier.

HELL’S BELLES NEW YEARS EVE PERFORMANCE: December 31, 9 p.m. Graham’s Restaurant, 9989 Mt.Baker Highway, Glacier. Call 360/599-1964 for tickets

EAGLES AND SALMON WORKSHOP: December 12, January 16, 8 a.m. Examine the intertwined biologyof salmon and eagles and their migratory patterns on the upper Skagit river. For info and registration,contact North Cascades Institute, www.ncascades.org

2009 JINGLE BELL RUN/WALK: Saturday, December 12, 8:30 a.m. Start at Cornwall and York streets andfinishes at Bellingham High School. Proceeds go to the Arthritis Foundation. For info: Nicole Keller at(360) 733-2866 or [email protected].

MT. BAKER CLUB SNOW OUTING: Saturday, December 19. This trip is suitable for both snowshoers andcross-country skiers. Location depends on snow conditions and access.Moderate level of fitness. Meet at8:30 at Sunnyland Elementary School. Call Paul for details. 676-9843.

BOOK SALE: December 12, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Everson McBeath Community Library, 104 Kirsch Drive,Everson.

TAKE THE PLUNGE: Ring of Fire & Hope, Thursday, December 31, 7 p.m. Meet at BIrch Bay Visitor Center,7900 BIrch Bay Drive. Event Starts at 6 p.m. for flare distribution. Light flares at 7 p.m. Polar Bear Plunge,Friday, January 1, 2009, noon. Dress up in costumes for judging. (Registration starts at 9:30 a.m.).360/371-5004. www.birchbaychamber.com

COMMUNITY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Sunday, January 3, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. pancakes, french toast, sausage,scrambled eggs, juice and coffee biscuits & gravy Adults $5; Kids 6-10 $2; Kids 5 & under FREE RomeGrange is located at 2821 Mt. Baker Hwy, about 1/2 mile east of the Y Road.

SNOWSHOE DAY TRIP: January 9, 8 a.m. Spend a day snowshoing in the Cascade Mountains. $30 WWUstudents, $40 guests. Price includes snowshoes, hiking poles and guides and transportaton. For info,email [email protected].

BRIDAL INSPIRATIONS WEDDING EXPO: January 10, noon – 5 p.m. Best Western Lakeway Inn, 714Lakeway Drive, Bellingham. Over 45 exhibitors and the Northwest’s largest fashion show at 4 p.m.Register online at www.bridalinspirations.info or call Alicia’s Bridal 360/733-2563.

BACKCOUNTRY EDUCATION DAY & BEACON RALLY: January 10, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Mt. Baker. Free twohour workshop devoted to basic skills education followed by a beacon rally. Info:www.rei.com/bellingham.

NOOKSACK SNOWSHOE EXCURSION: January 17, 8 a.m. Explore the Mt. Baker area with two natural-ists experienced in winter travel. A low-impact excursion while learning winter mountain ecology andmore. No previous experience is necessary. $95 includes snowshoe rental . North Cascades Institute, forinfo: ncascades.org

MT BAKER SKI AREA LOCAL QUALIFIER: January 18. Mt. Baker Legendary banked slalom local qualifier.www.mtbaker.us for info.

2010 MT. BAKER LEGENDARY BANKED SLALOM: February 5 – 7. www.mtbaker.us for info.

ONGOING MEETINGS/EVENTSEVERGREEN WATER & SEWER DISTRICT: Monthly commissioner’s meeting is the fourth Wednesday of eachmonth at 7 p.m., district office, 6229 Azure Way. For more info, call 360/599-1699.

EVERSON/NOOKSACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING: Fourth Tuesday, noon, Everson Senior Center.For more info, call 360/966-3407 or www.eversonnooksackchamber.org.

FRIENDS OF THE DEMING LIBRARY MEETING: Fourth Tuesday, 7p.m., Deming Library.Info: 592-2422.

GLACIER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING: Third Tuesday, 7 p.m., Glacier Visitor Center, 9973 Mt. Bakerhwy. www.glacierchamber.org. Email: [email protected] or 599-2299.

KNIT NIGHT AT EVERSON LIBRARY: Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Bring your knitting, crocheting or otherportable hand work to enjoy a casual evening doing something you love. Everson-McBeath Library; 104Kirsch Dr. Everson. For more info, call 360/966-5100.

NORTH CASCADES NATIONAL PARK HEADQUARTERS INFO STATION: Weekdays, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (maps,trail conditions & more) 810 State Route 20, Sedro Woolley. 360/854-7200 or www.nps.gov/noca.

MT. BAKER FOOTHILLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETING: First Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. atthe Inn at Mt. Baker. Info: call 360/599-1518 or www.mtbakerchamber.org.

MT. BAKER FOOTHILLS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION: Meets third Wednesday, 7 p.m.,Kendall Elementary School. For info, email [email protected].

MT. BAKER FOOTHILLS VISITOR CENTER: Wednesday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., 7802 N. Silver Lake Rd.,Maple Falls. For info, call 360/599-1518 or www.mtbakerchamber.org.

MT. BAKER HIKING CLUB ACTIVITIES: Participate in hiking and other activities. For info and costs, call360/734-4461 or visit their website at www.mountbakerclub.org.

SUMAS BINGO: Sundays, 12:40 p.m.; Mondays & Thursdays, 6:40 p.m., Sumas Legion Hall, 134 Harrison St.For more info, call 360/966-4971.

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The human body is an intricate system of processes working synergis-tically. Much like a work of art whose composition must be balanced tobe pleasing to the eye, the muscular system of the human body needs tobe in equilibrium to reach maximum potential.

If this equilibrium is not present, these imbalances will lead to a lossof flexibility, decreased energy and strength in the muscles and, eventu-ally, pain and discomfort.

While there are many muscles that we should focus on to help main-tain this equilibrium, there is one group in particular that needs our atten-tion for winter sports - the outer hip muscles.

The outer hip muscles comprise of the hip abductors, the gluteus medius,gluteus minimus and tensor fasciae latae muscles. These muscles are respon-sible for moving the leg out and away and they play a key role in stabi-lizing our pelvis, low back and knees.

Strong muscles of the outer hip help prevent IT band syndrome, bur-sitis of the hip, osteoarthritis of the hip, patellofemoral and low back painas well as an inhanced performance on the slopes.

Try the following exercises 1-2 times a week to not only strengthenyour hips, but to also aid in maintaining a fit, balanced and injury-freebody.

X walks with tubingStep on tubing with both feet and criss-cross the handles. Pull your shoul-der blades back and stand tall. From here make big side steps 15-20 timesin one direction, and then 15-20 times the other way. Make sure bothknees are tracking straight ahead, incorporating knee bends with eachstep. Aim for 2-3 sets with a 30 second rest in between each set.

Clams with leg liftLie on your side, against a wall and begin with your knees bent, forward of the body and your feettogether.Lift the top knee up and down, while keeping your hips stacked and core engaged.After you have completed 20 repetitions, immediately straighten both of your legs, slide your bodyback so that the entire rear side of your body is pressing against the wall. Lift your straightened top legup and down 20 times. Keep contact with your heel against the wall throughout the entire set.Follow with an Outer Leg Lift and then switch sides and perform a set with the other leg.Aim for 2 sets with a 30 second rest in-between each set.

It is best to stretch after your workout. Research has shown that stretching before, as well as duringa workout, can impede on performance and possibly set yourself up for injury. Try these two stretch-es after your workout, as well as after a day out on the slopes.

Outer Hip StretchLay on the floor on your back.Cross the right foot over the left knee, keeping theright knee bent.Use your left hand to pull the right knee across yourbody, while the other arm anchors the opposite shoul-der on the ground.Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds.

Standing Outer Hip StretchStand side on to a wall with the legto be stretched crossed behind theother. Balance yourself using onehand on the wall.Push your hips towards the wall,keeping the knees straight. Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds.

PJ Wren is a fitness trainerand writer with over 14 yearsexperience.

Single Leg Squat onto BenchHere the outer hip muscles are used to stabilize the hips in this challeng-ing balance and strength exercise.Stand in front of a chair, or weight bench at the gym, and lift your left legup off the floor. Staring straight ahead to aid with your balance, bendyour right knee and slowly come down into a sitting position pressingyour butt back and making sure your knee tracks with your foot and staysbehind the toes.Come all the way down onto the chair, or bench, and then press yourself back up to your start position.Perform 10 times and then switch legs. Aim for 1-2 sets with 30 secondsrest in between sets.

Peak Performance:Are You Hip To The Hips?By PJ Wren

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The weather is cold and you needsomething to fill your belly. Luckyyou because bar and restaurant own-ers in the Mt. Baker foothills are readyto serve you and your family andfriends some delicious food and drinksuntil you cry Uncle! Following is alist of hotspots that you can hit beforeand after a day of playing in the snow.

Il Caffé Rifugio5415 Mount Baker HighwayDeming360/592-2888

Richard Balogh and his wife Can-dice opened the café just east of Dem-ing by the Eagle Park in the formerCarol’s Coffee Cup. It features greatfood with an ethnic twist and localartwork. Works currently on displayinclude Tommy Thompson canvasblack and white artistic landscapephotography.

The café serves breakfast and lunchitems such as espresso, soups and pani-nis, but with slight variations and animmaculate presentation that makethem stand out. A must-try is thegrilled turkey Panini sandwich withthinly sliced red onion, gruyere cheeseand tarragon mayonnaise.

Their cinnamon rolls are based onthe popular recipe of former Carol’sCoffee Cup, which was graciouslyhanded down by the café’s owner Car-ol Vander Yacht. Balogh said he hadmade slight revisions to the originalrecipe to make it his own, includinga version that uses Nutella, the Ital-ian chocolate and hazelnut spread, asa filling ($2.99).

Il Caffé Rifugio is open 6 a.m. to4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 8a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Satur-day, and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.Their website is www.ilcafferifugio.com.

Blue Mountain Grill974 Valley HwyAcme360/595-2200

The menu features burgers, steaks,and other classic road food but witha hand-made approach that has wonover many locals here. Best bets includethe chicken kaiser sandwich, fish andchips, the Texicali burger, clam chow-der and the Blue Mountain cobbler,available in peach or four-berry, andtopped with vanilla ice cream.

Blue Mountain Grill is open Sun-day through Thursday from 11 a.m.to 8 p.m. and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.Friday and Saturday.

Everybody’s StoreHighway 9 Van Zandt360/592-2297

Check out their selection of unusu-al wines, cheeses and sausages as wellas their amazing sandwiches that offera ridiculous number of fillings – 18different cheeses is just the beginning– from which to choose.www.everybodys.com.

It’s timeto eat!

T Blue MountainGrill: Open for lunchand dinner, thisfriendly family stylerestaurant has agreat view and gameroom. Don’t miss thePrime Rib on Fridayand Saturday nights.

S Everybody’s Store: Jeff and Amy Margolishave created what oneenthusiastic customercalls, “a whole town ina store.” Stop in for adeli sandwich and you’llbe greeted by food,wine, jewelry and giftitems from around theworld.

See Eateries, page 17

S Il Caffé Rifugio (left & farleft): This delightful restau-rant opens early for break-fast and now serves dinneron Friday and Saturday. Trytheir signature frittata andeggs benedict – poachedeggs served on potato cakewith lemon cayenne hol-landaise as well as (pictured)cinnamon roll, bread pud-ding and sweet and savoryscones.

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The North Fork Brewery 6186 Mt. Baker Highway360/599-2337

Possibly the best beer and pizza inWhatcom County. The micro-brew-ery – which could very well doubleas a beer museum – is the brainchildof Vicky and Sandy Savage, two Bayarea natives who had a passion forbeer and a love of community.

The bar offers a rotating selectionof microbrews such as the Scotch ale,which is available all winter.

For a meal, try the stout-infusedFrench onion soup made with veggiestock, or the Mediterranean pizza withan olive oil, garlic sauce and sun-driedtomatoes, artichoke hearts, feta cheeseand parmesan on a hand-tossed alecrust.

They are open Monday throughFriday from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., andweekends from noon to 9 p.m. Harvest Moon Bakery7466 Mt. Baker HighwayMaple Falls360/599-1347

Harvest Moon bakes cinnamonrolls, fresh pastries, soups, sand-wiches, cookies and cakes based onthe recipes of owner Jennifer Beal’smother Betsy Swanson, who was along-time cook at Milano’s restau-rant. Their made-from-scratch bis-cuits and gravy are delicious (servedon weekends only) but the must-tryis their chicken empanada lunchspecial. The dish is a flaky pastryfilled with chicken and potatoes

and has been so popular, they nowsell it daily by request from locals.

Inside, the café is cozy and artful-ly decorated with orange, yellow accentsand rustic décor with hand-made yel-low cedar tables. The bakery also sellscustom-made wedding and specialtycakes.

Harvest Moon Bakery is open from7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.Frosty Inn Restaurant andLoungeMaple Falls360/599-2594

New owners, the Ortiz family, wel-come customers to this long-timerestaurant to enjoy the newly installedjukebox and new menu items includ-ing grilled chicken Caesar wrap, scal-lops and chicken cordon bleu. Also,burgers, pizza, steak, prime rib, andpasta dishes. Frosty Inn is open from9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 8a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekends.

Joowana7471 Mt. Baker HighwayMaple Falls360/599-9800

This little restaurant in Maple Fallsoffers healthy fare for a more than fairprice. Owner and chef Kelly Jo Legazis a life-long snowboarder and a leg-endary chef among the locals here.Try the chicken taco salad that comespiled with crunchy cabbage, sourcream, pico de gallo, a variety of freshvegetables and black beans. Try thenewly added Thai dishes.

They are open weekdays from noonto 9 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.Saturday and Sunday.

Maple Fuels7797 Silver Lake RoadMaple Falls360/599-2222

There is nothing small about thisfood and fuel stop in Maple Falls. Thelong-time favorite nearly tripled insize last year and features an expand-ed deli that includes soups, sandwich-es, breakfast items, locally roastedorganic coffee, a new seating area andwireless internet.

Maple Fuels is open daily from 6a.m. to 9 p.m.

Milano’s Restaurant9990 Mt. Baker Highway360/599-2863

Tom DeBari opened this gem of arestaurant on a lonely stretch of roadon the Mount Baker Highway in 1990.Since then, he has been spoiling localsand visitors here with some of the bestItalian food in the county, possiblyin the state. The hand-made pastahere makes Milano’s a stand-out restau-rant in a world of limp noodles.

Try the Foriana, a dish that includesfresh-made linguini pasta and heftyamounts of garlic, raisins, roma toma-toes, anchovies, chilies, pine nuts andolive oil that results in an unusualcombination of spicy, sweet and pun-gent flavors. Other best bets are thePasta Tuscano, a hearty dish of fusil-li pasta with a red wine sauce,caramelized onions, roasted romatomatoes, Italian sausage medallions,topped with chopped fresh spinachand gorgonzola cheese, that arrivesbubbling hot. Monday through Thurs-day from noon to 8 p.m. Friday, Sat-urday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Graham’s Restaurant9989 Mt. Baker HighwayGlacier360/599-1964www.grahamsrestaurant.com

If you’re looking for pool and enter-tainment, Graham’s is your place.

Recent shows have included theBellingham funk band Acorn Proj-ect, The Loyal Sinners, Gertrude’sHearst, and Graham’s house bandBentgrass, which plays every otherThursday. But the real reason to vis-it Graham’s is the great food (try thePhish Tacos or the organic salad greenswith their house-made hemp dress-ing for starters) and microbrews ontap. Grahams is open for their win-ter dinner hours from 3 p.m. to 9p.m. and for lunch on weekends fromnoon to 9 p.m. The bar is open untilclosing.

Graham’s Store9989 Mt. Baker HighwayGlacier360/599-2665

When you don't have time to sitdown, come into Graham's Store fora bagel sandwich and espresso. Theice cream is always great year round.The store carries a pretty good selec-tion of wine and beer in case you needto wash that sandwich down withsomething wet and refreshing.

S Frosty’s: This groupof friends from Lyndenenjoy tunes from thejukebox.

S Harvest Moon: Thewarm and cozy ambi-ence has a Europeanflair. Order pastriesstraight from the dis-play case with a cupof Moka Joe coffee orask John for a sand-wich created withtheir own fresh bakedbread.

S Joowana: Kelly Jo makeseverything from scratch. Herbreakfasts are popular, andare served from 8 a.m. onweekends – here she’s serv-ing waffles and eggs Bene-dict, which often get pairedwith a pint size BloodyMary. International flavorsabound for dinner, fromMexican and Thai to the JoBurger and Mac ‘n Cheese.

S Maple Fuels:Bagels and sandwichesare popular here and theice cream too!

S Graham’s:Chris stands at themahogany bar thatcame from San Francis-co in 1908. The stovewill warm you up aftera day on the mountain,and the rotating beerson tap will refresh yourthirst. Something foreveryone on the menufrom Phish Tacos to theGable T-Bone steak(inset).

S North Fork Brewery: There is nothing finerthan a North Fork pizzaand their own brew,made on premises.

Wake N’ Bakery9966 Mt. Baker Highway(inside Glacier Ski Shop)

Ready to greet the riders on theirway up and down the mountain, lots

Eateries..Continued from page 16

S Wake N’ Bakery:Rebecca is ready to greetthe riders on their wayup and down the moun-tain with lots of greatdrinks and delicioushomemade pastries.Great selection of sweat-shirts and mugs.

Milano’s: T You can always count

on Milano’s for serving spectacular

Italian food 7 days aweek. Here’s JeannieDeBari with SmokedTomato Risotto withseared scallops, wildsalmon and mussels

created by Tom at the stove.

T Graham’s Store:The dynamic duo, Abbyand Anne, say their mostrequested sandwich is an‘everything’ bagel withsmoked salmon, creamcheese and the works,called the 542. Or choosea smoothie made withfresh fruit.

of great drinks and delicious home-made pastries. Great selection of sweat-shirts and mugs.

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For the book lovers on your list, aChristmas present extraordinaire – anovel set in Blaine, WA. In BorderSongs, author Jim Lynch tells an out-standing story about the once sleepytown, whose main vice was an adultbook store.

Now that town is home toa pivotal border where potsmugglers and terrorists havethe populace on red alert.Lynch’s first novel, The High-est Tide, was an award win-ning best seller, adapted for thestage. Border Songs showsequal promise.

Lynch’s characters are thehighlight of this story. They’requirky, they’re downtrodden,they’re hilariously eclectic. Andthe pathos of the central char-acter, Brandon Vanderkool,anchors this remarkable cast.Not at all cool, Brandon is a6'8" twenty-something, whowants nothing more than tomilk the cows on the familydairy farm. But his father wantsmore for his son, and pushesBrandon into becoming a Bor-der Patrol agent.

The ditch between two countriesthat he once jumped as a kid, he nowwatches for drug smugglers and worse.How someone so severely dyslexicmanages his job puts some strain oncredibility, but that is soon absorbedby the pull of the plot, and eventu-ally it all becomes stunningly clear.

Brandon, the proverbial gentlegiant, is on the job at dawn in toosmall shoes. (Size 19 is the biggest thegovernment has on offer.) But whathe really wants, as the sun breaks overthe mountains in the east, is to hearthe morning chorus of birds. An artist,a sculptor and a birder, Brandon “looksforward to the Christmas bird count

more than Christmas itself ”. On agood day, he can spot 63 differentspecies before breakfast. With hisremarkable powers of observation, heseems to “see everything at a glance”– an ability that allows him to spotsmugglers with equal ease. And whatBrandon sees is a pretty fascinatinglook at what’s going on under the

noses of the locals, as B.C. bud claimsthe honor of being the world’s bestweed. Brandon also sees his fatherslowly losing his dairy herd to a mys-terious ailment (bovine flu?), and hisbright, sensitive mother slowly los-ing her mind.

Meanwhile, back on a ranch acrossthe border, just a ditch away, Madeleine

Rousseau’s green thumb is bear-ing financial fruit. Her father, aretired UBC prof, keeps up aleftist rant that grows more rab-id by the hour. Smoking “med-ical marijuana” in plain sight ofthe Border Patrol makes his day.And then there’s the masseusewhose psychic powers are a matchfor Brandon’s when something’sawry on the 49th.

Though border dramas ignitethis story, there’s a deeper mes-sage here – one that connectsthe reader to universals like fam-ily, loyalty, the budding of newlove and above all, the healingpower of nature. Lynch’s proseis laden with descriptions of thenatural world, yet he still man-ages to keep it lean, in serviceof the plot.

He also has a keen eye for thedetails of Blaine. When he describesdriving down H Street hill and cross-ing the railroad tracks to watch thebirds circle the marina in SemiahmooBay, there’s a thrill of recognition.When a writer this talented choosesour little neck of the woods, it’s a gift– one worth sharing this Christmaswith friends and family.

Go to www.jimlynchbooks.com

Review: Border Songs by Jim Lynch

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Mt. Baker Highway mile postsMile 1: Junction of I-5 and Mt. Baker Hwy., SunsetDrive.Mile 3: View of Coast Mountain Range in Canada (left).Mile 8: Whatcom County Parks & Recreation Dept. (Right).The headquarters offers a rest area with picnic tables, rest-rooms and a view of Mt. Baker, elevation 10,778 feet. 360/733-2900.Mile 9: Deming Logging Show – second weekend in June.Two-day show: log rolling, tree climbing and axe throwing. Nooksack River Bridge – great fishing spots can be found.Mile 10: Community of Nugent's Corner. Groceries, gas, bank(ATM), bakery, cafe, crafts and other services.Mile 11: U-pick berry farms (right and left). Strawberries inJune, raspberries in July and blueberries in August. Christmas tree farms (right and left). Mount Baker Vineyards (left). Tasting room/gift shop openWednesday – Sunday. Grape Stomp Festival in September.Mile 12: Community of Deming.Stewart Mountain – elev. 3,087 feet (right).Sumas Mountain – elev. 3,430 feet (left).Mile 14: Highway 9 South Junction (right). South to Van Zandt,Acme, Wickersham and Skagit Valley. Attractions: B&B, gen-eral store, mushroom farm, and train ride.Nooksack River Forks (right). Nooksack River forks into threesegments: the North Fork, which Mt. Baker Highway parallels;the Middle Fork, which heads southeast to the southern faceof Mt. Baker; and the South Fork, which heads south into theSkagit Valley. Hwy. 9 follows the South Fork.

Mile 16: Mosquito Lake Road – Bald Eagle Viewing Spot (right).Dec. – Feb. Turn right onto Mosquito Lake Road, drive to thefirst bridge that crosses the North Fork Nooksack. Park on leftshoulder of Mosquito Lake Road Look for eagles.Mile 18: Community of Welcome (left). Grocery store, fire sta-tion, senior center and other services.Mile 21: Kendall Creek Hatchery (right). Turn right onto FishHatchery Road. The hatchery raises chinook, coho and chumsalmon as well as steelhead, rainbow and cutthroat trout. Mile 22: Slide Mountain – elevation 4,884 feet (right). Namedfor a landslide on its north face that may have dammed up theNooksack River in ancient times.Highway 547 North Junction/Kendall Road (left). North toKendall, peaceful Valley, Paradise Lakes, Columbia and Sumas.Gas, groceries, golf, tavern.Mile 23: Community of Kendall. Grocery store and gas (left).Mile 25: Community of Maple Falls, post office, pay phones,cabin rentals, lodging, restaurants, gas, groceries, liquor,library.Silver Lake Park, Silver Lake Road, 3.5 miles north (left). Parksits on 411 acres around Silver Lake. Mile 27: Farm stand (right). Fresh produce, gourmet foodstuffs.Mile 29: View of Nooksack River (right). Highway ascends aledge overlooking the North Fork of the Nooksack River.Mile 30: Mt. Baker Scenic Turnout (right). Mile 33: Glacier – elev. 932 feet. Last community along thehighway. Fire department, post office, library, general store,restaurants, snowboard shop, lodging, phones.Mile 34: Gallup Creek Picnic Area (right). Picnic tables and

trash cans; no restroom.Glacier Public Service Center (right). Open Memorial Day toOctober. Rangers assist with hikes and camp planning, andissues permits. Restrooms , picnic area. 360/599-2714,www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs.Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Boundary National For-est Scenic Byway. Glacier Creek Road (Rd. #39) to Mt. BakerVista (right). Mostly paved, 9.5 mile road leads to Mt. Bakerview.Mile 36: Douglas Fir Campground (left). National forest campbuilt by the CCC in the 1930s. Fees charged. Reservationsaccepted: 1-877-444-6777 or at www.recreation.gov.Horseshoe Bend Trail (right). Access for guided river raftingtours.Washington State Sno-Park (left). Permit required for snowmobiling or cross-country skiing.Mile 37: Church Mountain – elevation 6,245 feet (left). Highelevation trails on the southern slope are often the first in thearea to open for summer hiking.Turnouts to view North Fork Nooksack River (right).Mile 40: Excelsior Group Camp (right). National Forest Camp-ground. No water. Fee charged. Reservations only:1-877-444-6777 or at www.recreation.gov.Nooksack Falls, Wells Creek Road Road #33 (right). Take WellsCreek Road a half mile down to parking area and fenced view-point. Fall plummets 100 feet.Mile 41: Excelsior Pass Trail (left).Mile 43: North Fork Nooksack Research Natural Area (left).Established in 1937, this is a 1,400-acre preserve of old-growth

Douglas Fir, Hemlock and Western Red Cedar.Mile 44: Nooksack River Viewpoint (right).Mile 46: Twin Lakes Road (Road #3065) at Shuksan HighwayMaintenance Sheds (left). Twin Lakes is not accessible untilearly to mid-August. Hannegan Pass Road (Road #32) (left). Popular cross-countryskiing area in winter.Shuksan Picnic Area – Hannegan Pass Road (left). Tables, arestroom, Nooksack River views. Mining cabin nearby.Silver Fir Campground (right). Fees charged. Reservationsaccepted: 1-877-444-6777 or at www.recreation.gov.Mile 47: Goat Mountain – elevation 6,891 feet. (N.E.). Summergrazing range for one of four bands of mountain goats.Mile 49: View Mt. Shuksan – elevation 9,038 feet. (East).Mile 50: View Mt. Sefrit – elevation 6,015 feet. (Southeast).Mile 52: Mt. Baker Ski area White Salmon Day Lodge (left).Mile 53: Entrance to Heather Meadows. Mile 55: Picture Lake (road forks – stay to the right). PictureLake – elevation 4,100 feet, provides a postcard view of Mt.Shuksan – elev. 9,038 feet. Vista picnic area (right). Picnic area;no restrooms. Mile 56: Austin Pass Picnic Area (right). CCC-built area sits ina bowl-shaped valley with glorious views.Heather Meadows Visitor Center (right). Open mid-July to Sep-tember.Mile 58: Artist Point – elev. 5,140 feet. (End of highway). Park-ing lot surrounded by Mt. Baker’s peak (south), Mt. Shuksan(east) and Table Mountain – elev. 5,628 feet.

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2 ACME GENERAL STOREHwy 9, Acme • 595-2146

3 EVERYBODY’S STOREHwy 9, Van Zandt • 592-2297

4 DODSON’S IGA3705 Mt. Baker Hwy,Nugent’s Corner • 592-5351

5 KELLEY INSURANCE103 W. Main St., Everson • 966-3732619 Cherry St., Sumas • 988-2462

6 IL CAFFÉ RIFUGIO5415 Mt. Baker Hwy, Deming • 592-2888

7 NORTH FORK BREWERY6186 Mt. Baker Hwy, Deming • 599-2337

8 MISTY MOUNTAINS REALTY8193 Kendall Rd., Maple Falls • 599-2659

9 MT. BAKER LODGING7463 Mt. Baker Hwy, Maple Falls • 599-2463

10 HARVEST MOON BAKERY7466 Mt. Baker Hwy, Maple Falls • 599-1347

11 JOOWANA RESTAURANT7471 Mt. Baker Hwy, Maple Falls • 599-9800

12 MAPLE FUELS WASH-A-TONCorner of Mt. Baker Hwy & Silver Lake Rd.Maple Falls 599-2222

17 HAIRSTREAM9970 Mt. Baker Hwy, Glacier • 599-2443

18 MT. BAKER VIEW GUESTHOUSE6920 Central Ave., Glacier • 599-2155

18 MT. BAKER SNOWBOARD SHOP9996 Forest St., Glacier • 599-2008

19 MILANO’S RESTAURANT9990 Mt. Baker Hwy, Glacier • 599-2863

20 GRAHAM’S STORE9989 Mt. Baker Hwy, Glacier • 599-2665

20 GRAHAM’S RESTAURANT9989 Mt. Baker Hwy, Glacier • 599-1964

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15 THE LOGS7577 Canyon View Dr., Glacier • 599-2711

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16 MT. BAKER HOMES & LAND9937 Mt. Baker Hwy, Glacier599-1900 or 599-1135

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