A funny thing happened on the way to the bank bailout bill. Two provisions that directly impact outdoor folks were snuck in: a long overdue extension of renewable energy tax credits, and a new tax break for bicycle commuting. More evidence of a relentless march towards a more sensible energy policy and more active transportation? […]
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Personal Record Rachel Toor University of Nebraska Press, 2008, 164 pages I readily admit I’m a sucker for great books about running, and I confess that I do like the Penguin Chronicles. I’ve notched enough marathons to appreciate gutsy races, ridiculous workouts, and the esoteric prose that some writers put forth to champion their cause,
CASY & BRIAN “Rumble in the Jungle 1974” from a forthcoming 7” release CASYYY! Boom-by-ay! BRIAN! Boom-by-ay! After a cancelled date last summer (Brian tore his ACL in a skateboard incident…), one of the Bay area’s coolest duos makes their much-anticipated debut in Spokane. Casy & Brian, while in Seattle, were known on the house
November Music Reviews Read More »
If you’ve visited Sandpoint only during the summer, you don’t know what you’ve been missing. There’s a reason this town of nearly 7,000 souls on Lake Pend Oreille has received a swarm of national notice. Sunset magazine labeled it the number eight “dream town” in the west, calling it “a four season outdoorsy resort that’s
Sandpoint Sans Summer Read More »
As a kid growing up in Medical Lake, Washington, Shawn Graves wasn’t much different than his buddies. As a self-described “outdoors type person”, he used to love to to ski, snowmobile, hike and fish. Just about anything that would get him outside. “Now,” he says, “I can’t do anything like that alone for fear of
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