There has to be a better was to do this, guys. Border patrol agents are reporting another huge bust at the Lynden border crossing into Canada. Agents followed footprints they found on the Canadian side of the border into some bushes, where they found three individuals and two duffel bags filled with 115 pounds of marijuana. Despite the stoner stereotype of smoke-induced dimwittedness, these type of stories and the frequency which they are reported astonishes us. If you are dealing with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of marijuana, surely you can come up with a better idea of getting it across the border than by foot, and hiding in some bushes. Or not, obviously. Since October of last year border agents in Blaine, Wash. have seized over 2100 pounds of marijuana in busts. more ›

Usually, when we hear about people dying trying to cross the border, it is the other border being discussed. However, North Cascade National Park employees recently discovered the body of a man who died trying to walk across the Canadian border this winter. The body of 37-year-old Peter Kim was found on Friday by park employees who were clearing trails near Ross Lake. The county coroner said there was no evidence that Kim died during a pleasant winter hike gone awry. Whatcom County sheriff's Chief Deputy Jeff Park said Kim also did not appear to be the victim of a crime, or engaged in any kind of illegal or smuggling activity. How and why the 37-year-old died of exposure and malnutrition crossing the border by foot in the midst of a rough Washington winter remains a mystery. Seattlest has enjoyed many a wonderful hike near Ross Lake, and we can assure you it is not terrain we would want to traverse in the depths of a Washington winter. more ›