The coveted spoke card from last month’s ride. If you’ve been putting off trying out a FBC Full Moon Bike Ride wait no longer. This Monday night, February 9, come another monthly ride starting at the Swamp at 8PM. It’s drinking and biking and some more drinking and biking. But never too much of either. […]
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Drive a Toyota to Mt. Spokane this Saturday, February 6, and you get one free lift ticket. It’s pretty cool deal. I think they should give you a couple extra tix if you can get a ’78 Corolla up there.
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Image from Norfolk, VA light rail project I think so. The economic stimulus package currently being considered by congress is heavy on public transit funds. According Jeff Sele at SRTC there are only 16 municipalities in the country with light rail projects in advanced development. All of them are likely to receive major federal money
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The Weekender Effect: Hyperdevelopment in Mountain Towns Robert W. Sandford, Rocky Mountain Books, 2008, 115 pages From the opening paragraphs to the closing sentence, The Weekender Effect focuses on the sense of place as a critical component of human communities. Through Sandford’s trained eye we see how maintaining the elements of “place” common to a
I’m sure you’ve been called to service before. Someone says “it’s time to get involved,” or “give back to the community,” or “change your lifestyle to save the planet.” The earnest beckoning can produce cynicism in the most idealistic of us. But this time it’s different. It’s not just that we have a new President
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By Jon Snyder, Jon Jonckers, & Derrick Knowles Please take a moment while charging your GPS and IPhone to consider the hallowed tradition of the regional outdoor guidebook. It’s no secret that outdoor knowledge has exploded on the internet. Sites with user submitted data and comments are proliferating and enhancing what we know of the
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OOOH AAAH, CHECK OUT my new digs! After two years of slaying you with my astute musical taste, I feel I’ve arrived! Here begins our new journey together… If you don’t know me already (which, mostly, why would you?), the name’s Ashley and on top of my responsibilities at dear Out There, I a) am
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Chewelah has always had good cross-country skiing. For years, many local skiers set their own tracks throughout the area, or simply followed snowmobile trails. However, Chewelah skiers have certainly found their stride in recent seasons, and now 49° North hosts some fabulous groomed cross-country skiing. Thanks to a small, dedicated team and an outstanding groomer,
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Just over a month ago, representatives from the USA Cycling organization flew into Spokane to evaluate our fair city as a potential site for the 2009 and 2010 Cyclocross National Championships. The day they came, our city was buried under about two feet of snow, the temperature was hovering around zero, and downtown was dead.
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