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ACTIVITIES
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Birding
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Outdoor Equipment
Outdoor Organizations
Rowing
Sea Kayaking
Snow Skiing
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Lummi Island, 20 miles
Maple Falls, 28 miles
Mount Vernon, 28 miles
Mountain View, 13 miles
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Bellingham, Washington
Activities
Bellingham offers year-round outdoor recreational activities such as hiking and biking one of the many trails scattered throughout the city and its parks (Try the beautiful Whatcom Falls Park for a wonderful nature hike). Being nestled on Bellingham Bay provides a wide array of water recreational sports including kayaking, rowing and boating. There are a number of companies offering whale watching excursions, fishing charters, nature cruises and transportation. You are probably wondering why a cafe is listed under the bicycling category. Well you will just have to read on to find out. Find what to do in Bellingham.
Bicycling
Cafe Velo. 120 Prospect Street, Bellingham, WA 98225. Phone: 360-392-0930.
Cafe Velo offers coffee, draft beer and cider, sandwiches and a small on-site bike repair shop that makes small repairs while you wait.
Whatcom Independent Mountain Pedalers (WHIMPS). PO Box 2961, Bellingham, WA 98227. Phone: 206-671-4107.
Birding
Cascade
Loop of the Great Washington Birding Trail
This loop takes you along the inland coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean
where you can view shorebirds. Then the trail turns east through conifer
forests and over the passes of the Cascade Mountains. Expect to see Bald
Eagles, Snow Geese, Trumpeter and Tundra Swans.
North Cascades Audubon Society. PO Box 5805, Bellingham, WA 98227-5805. E-mail
Skagit Audubon. PO Box 1101, Mount Vernon, WA 98273.
Cruises and Charters
The Alaska Marine Highway System. Reservations: 6858 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 99801-7909. Toll-free: 1-800-642-0066; Fax: 907-277-4829. Summer Sailings Tuesdays and Fridays from Bellingham, WA.
Anacortes Yacht Charters. 11 Bellwether Way, Suite #107, Bellingham, WA 98225. Toll-free: 1-800-233-3004. E-mail
Bellhaven Charters. 714 Coho Way Bellingham, WA 98225. Phone: 360-733-6636; Toll-free: 1-800-542-8812; Fax: 360-647-9664. E-mail
Island Mariner Cruises. 5 Harbor Loop, Bellingham, WA 98225. Phone: 360-734-8866; Toll-free: 1-877-734-8866; Fax: 360-734-8867. E-mail
Sail the San Juans. 2275 Lake Whatcom Blvd, Suite 186, Bellingham, WA 98226. Toll-free: 1-800-729-3207.
San Juan Cruises. Bellingham Cruise Terminal, 353 Harris Avenue, Suite #104, Bellingham, WA 98225. Phone: 360-738-8099; Toll-free: 1-800-443-4552. E-mail
San Juan Island
Shuttle Express
Offers whale-watching excursions, narrated day cruises, or transportation to
the San Juan Islands.
Shawmanee Charters LLC. PO Box 2516, Bellingham, WA 98227. Phone: 360-734-9849.
Victoria-San Juan Cruises. 355 Harris Avenue, Suite 104, Bellingham, WA 98225. Telephone: 206-738-8099; Reservations: 1-800-443-4552.
Golf
Lake Padden Golf Course. 4882 Samish Way, Bellingham, WA b98229. Phone: 360-738-7400.
North Bellingham Golf Course. 205 W. Smith Road, Bellingham, WA 98226. Phone: 360-398-8300; Fax: 360-398-2523 . E-mail
Shuksan Golf Club. 1500 E. Axton Road, Bellingham, WA. Phone: 360-398-8888; Toll-free: 1-800-801-8897.
Outdoor Organizations
Mount Baker Hiking Club. 2001 Larrabee Avenue, #22, Bellingham, WA 98225. Phone: 360-332-3195. E-mail
The
Bellingham Mountaineers.
Meets second Tuesday of each month at 7
p.m. in the downstairs meeting room of the Bellingham Library (except during
June, July and August when no meetings are held).
Rowing
Wayland Marine, Ltd. On the Padden Creek Lagoon, 9th & Harris, PO Box 4330, Bellingham, WA 98227. Phone: 360-738-8059; Toll-free: 1-800-700-8059. E-mail
Sea Kayaking
Elakah Expeditions LLC. PO Box 28514, Bellingham, WA 98226. Phone: 360-734-7270; Toll-free: 1-800-434-7270. E-mail
Moondance Sea Kayak Adventures. Contact: Sharmon Hill, Bellingham, WA 98229. Phone: 360-738-7664. E-mail
Northern Lights Expeditions. Mail: PO Box 4289, Bellingham, WA 98227. Phone: 360-734-6334; Toll-free: 1-800-754-7402; Fax: 360-734-6150. E-mail
Snow Skiing
Mount Baker Ski Area. Office: 1420 Iowa Street, Bellingham, WA 98229. Phone: 360-734-6771; Snow Phone: 360-671-0211; Fax: 360-734-5332. E-mail
Sporting Goods
Kite Paddle Surf. 2620 North Harbor Loop Drive, Suite 18, Bellingham, WA 98225. Phone: 360-775-2741.
Tours
Fairhaven
Now a restored historic district in Bellingham, this was once the most
prosperous community in the state's northwest corner. Fairhaven's boom ended
when Seattle gained the terminus of
the Great Northern Railway. Wander around the galleries and specialty shops.
Fairhaven Historic District Walking Tour. Fairhaven Station, PO Box 4083, Bellingham, WA 98227. Telephone: 360-738-1574.
Whale Watching
Island Mariner Cruises. 5 Harbor Loop, Bellingham, WA 98225. Phone: 360-734-8866; Toll-free: 1-877-734-8866; Fax: 360-734-8867. E-mail
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