In case you didn’t see it, here’s my editorial this month: If you’ve read my editorials over the years you know that I tackle the toughest issues in outdoor recreation. Controversy is my constant companion. This month is no exception. My topic; What do I want for Christmas? A lot of people have been asking […]
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There’s just too much going in Spokane/CdA to cover it with just a monthly issue. That’s why our new blog will help fill in the gaps. If you have ideas you want us to cover please feel free to email us at: editor@outtheremonthly.com.
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I ride all over town and see bad drivers and cyclists. Here are the things that drive me nuts. The side walk rider. According to John Forrester, who has spent his life researching cycling and road design, riding a bicycle on the sidewalk, increases your odds of being hit by a car by at least
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If you’ve ever been to a cyclocross race, you’ve been impressed by the grit of the competitors. You’d be even more impressed if you knew that many of the riders, like local cyclocross racer Shawn Letson, race in the Master’s class for those 40 and older. You might even be surprised that a Master’s class
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The Alpine Club of Canada is looking for a few good skiers. Volunteers are needed to help baby-sit the one of North America’s best backcountry skiing destinations, the Bill Putnam (Fairy Meadows) Hut in Northern British Columbia. What? You’ve never heard of the Bill Putnam Hut? It’s about 400 miles directly north of Spokane and
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Chances are, if you are drawn to the wild, you might, someday, have to survive in the wild. Whether you’re a hiker, biker, floater, fisher, hunter or gatherer, there is always the inherent possibility that, at any moment, mother nature is capable of reminding you and your iPhone just who is in charge. Any number
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“I love skiing up hills.” That’s a direct quote from Derrick Knowles, my buddy, Outreach Coordinator for Conservation Northwest, and frequent contributor to Out There Monthly. I’m making him explain to me why he was pushing to revive the Kettle Range Ski Club. “To bring together a community of backcountry skiers to share skills and
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THE BLAKES The Blakes (Light in the Attic) Since signing to Light in the Attic in mid-May, Seattle’s heroes of garage rock, The Blakes, have amped up their previously-released self-titled and churned out a disc that’s even a sparklier diamond in the rough that you’d thought it. New track “Run” is a show of new
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The Winter Camping Handbook Stephen Gorman The Countryman Press, 2007, 224 pages. The Winter Camping Handbook falls dead center in between Camping For Dummies and Freedom Of The Hills. On the one hand, an outdoorsman with a foggy recollection of Boy Scout preparedness could still siphon a good deal of knowledge from this book. On
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