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A chance encounter between a mountain biker and hiker changed their lives

Men recall a violent 2021 stabbing that sparked intense debate about trail etiquette

  • Oct. 15, 2023 5:00 a.m.
Mike Lanham and Dake Traphagen stands on a trail.
Mike Lanham, left, poses in the forest near his Lake Whatcom mobile home with his mountain bike on Sept. 8. Dake Traphagen stands on a trail in Whatcom Falls Park on Sept. 25. The two men were involved in an altercation on a trail 2 1/2 years ago that resulted in the stabbing of Lanham. (Finn Wendt/Cascadia Daily News)
By Elliott Almond CDN Contributor
For Bellingham guitar maker Dake Traphagen, a day destined to become life-altering began with a leis

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