Through some unusual connections at work and even more unusual circumstances by email, I landed an opportunity to meet with the head of the rigging department for the Cirque Du Soleil Show – Corteo. They’re currently based in Portland, and I happened to be visiting friends in nearby Vancouver, so he agreed to take me […]
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Out There Monthly‘s sister publication, The Go Green Directory, was awarded the first annual Children of the Sun Spokane Peace Prize on Friday. This award honors people and organizations in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho for outstanding contributions to environmental endeavors. Other Spokane Peace Prize winners included Hearts of America Northwest, and peace activist Al
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Spokane Bicycle Club members pictured L to R: Jim Brown, Cyrus McLean, Tim Arneson, Paul Eichen, Michael Conley, Al Koscal, and Charlie Greenwood. After an extra long and snowy winter, Spokane Bicycle Club volunteers ushered in the best sign of spring for eager bicycle riders – a workday to tune up 60 BMX bikes for
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The view of Lake C’dA as seen from Tubbs Hill at 8AM, Friday 3/14. // Photo By jon Snyder The Centennial Trail is now snow-free to Coeur d’Alene—except for a short patch at the rest stop right before the Northwest Blvd. exit! Why not get out your bike and go? I did Thursday and Friday
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OTM wanted to get opinions on the proposed Mt. Spokane expansion, so we asked the former county commissioner John Roskelley if we could reprint a few emails he sent out detailing his position. We hope to publish a response from someone who supports the expansion. Please send us your comments on this important issue. Here
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The inaugural 2008 Flying Irish Running Club turnout surprised everyone last Thursday. No one anticipated such a crowd. [Could it have something to do with the article in the current issue of OTM? – ed.]One Flying Irish runner felt this turnout was three times greater than the 2007 premiere. Cool yet calm evening weather and
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Yet another in our series of outdoor recreation album covers. The late Porter Wagoner loved fishing so much he put this photo on the cover of his 1970 album. Includes the hit “Forty Miles from Poplar Bluff.” Record came courtesy of Jon Jonckers.
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A loyal reader named Kara sent this response to our recent editorial: “Your Outside Magazine rant was right-on & mimicked thoughts that I had when I received my monthly edition in the mail. The lack of attention regarding Sir Edmund Hillary (one of my heroes) appalled myself as well, especially when the current issue bragged
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By Jon Snyder, founding publisher of Out There Monthly Even though I’ve always been fond of referring to Out There Monthly as a “regional version of Outside magazine,” nobody is going mistake me for a hardcore backwoods hardman. I won’t be giving Mark Jenkins or Hampton Sides a run for their money anytime soon. Grizzy
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