The Last Of His Kind: The Life And Adventures Of Bradford Washburn, Americas Boldest Mountaineer. David Roberts, William Morrow May 2009, 334 pages THE LAST OF HIS KIND provides a comprehensive picture of the lifelong adventure that is Bradford Washburn’s life. Well-written and overflowing with tidbits of insight into Washburn’s character gleaned from extensive research […]
TO START THE MONTH, fall and column off just right, the KNITTING FACTORY has a week of shows worth mentioning (a “craziest week EVER!” kind of week, in fact). September 2, Band of Horses. September 3, Marilyn Manson (“second” show added on August 31). September 5, Modest Mouse. And then for good measure, Michael Franti
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THE FBC SUMMER full moon rides now attract over 150 cyclists with every kind of bike you can think of. What’s it take to get bike geeks to notice your ride in this crowd? How about the Elephant brand frame with backwards forks. The bright colored Elephant framesets attracting attention at the FBC were made
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TRACIE FERRIS BEGAN RUNNING with a friend who was battling alcohol addition. Now 18 years later, running has become her addiction. “I started running to keep him motivated but got myself addicted,” she says. Last year alone, she ran more than 1,000 miles, and yes, she has a shirt to prove it. These days Tracie
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By David Stpehens A DAY OF CLIMBING AT CASTLE ROCK DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ALL ABOUT CLIMBING—ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT DAY OF CLIMBING IS SPENT RIGHT NEXT TO THE NORTH FORK OF THE COEUR D’ALENE RIVER AND THE COOL WATER HAS BEEN CALLING YOUR NAME FOR HOURS. MOST TRIPS TO Castle are topped off with
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PEDESTRIAN ADVOCATE Mark Fenton is coming to Spokane to present a free community meeting “Walking to the Future,” on Tuesday, September 29, 6:30PM, at the Lincoln Center, 1613 N. Lincoln St. An expert in “healthy community design”—the convergence of public health and city planning — Fenton is a renowned public speaker and hosts the PBS
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HAVE YOU EVER heard anyone whine about a lack of recreation facilities? Like, hey man, there ought to be a dog park, skate park, playground, river access point, and/or mountain bike skills park on the vacant DOT land next to I-90, right here? I mean, man, if they can pay for a fire engine, library,
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