Ok, so it’s not really outdoor news but I know we will have a lot of readers interested in this. Gonzaga’s Spring Concert, April 24th 2009 is Death Cab For Cutie. Tickets go on sale today for about 30 smacks at ticketswest.com. Hopefully you won’t have to camp out in the cold like you do […]
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Accordian Joe. // Photo Pat Kennedy OK, here are my requests for musical genres heretofore under-represented on the Bloomsday course: Nordic death metal, dub reggae, electronica, soul/rare groove DJ, a Scorpions cover band, and the one and only Tom Jones live and in person at the finish line. Can you think of anything else we
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I originally blogged about the new Ken Burns PBS documentary about our National Park system back in September.Turns out Burns appeared at the Winter Outdoor Retailer trade show in January to promote this terrific project. There’s a cool interview with Burns about “National Parks: America’s Best Idea” at this link to the local NBC station
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Here’s the trifecta of winter outdoor mountaineering, courtesy RAA: Revelstoke Alpine Adventures Fills First Avalanche Skills Training Courses, Adds More Avalanche Training, Guided Ski Touring and Waterfall Ice Climbing REVELSTOKE, British Columbia – As the snow continues to fall and the need for avalanche safety and skills training increases, Revelstoke Alpine Adventures (RAA) announces additional
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Backpacker and bowhunter Dick Hentze of Baker City spent the past three years translating the decades-old idea of friend Loren Hughes into a workable plan. The result: a vast trail that winds through the mountains of northeast Oregon, including the Elkhorn Mountains behind him. // Photo Richard Cockle. Richard Cockle has an interesting piece in
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Theo over at Cycle Sports in Liberty Lake is putting together a cool winter event: indoor bike races on new hi-tech video trainers. The Computrainers are available at his shop and if the races go well he plans to have finals at a local bar. How’s that for cure for the winter blues? Here’s the
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How about some good news about protecting rivers? This news comes from American Rivers, the group responsible for the annual Endangered Rivers list: 1,000 miles of rivers in seven states to be protected as Wild and Scenic Thursday, January 15, 2009 Senate passes public lands legislation protecting over 270,000 acres along 82 rivers Washington, DC
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This is a great day for America–another peaceful transition of power, this time to America’s first African American Commander-in-Chief. In the spirit of President Obama’s national call to service we are happy to make you aware of this fundraiser for a much beloved local yoga teacher who is working hard to recover from breast cancer:
