Thanks to all of you who submitted pics of your outdoor dogs! We got so many, it made it extra hard to pick just a few winners. Here are a few more of our favorite runners up! Keep your camera close at hand while you’re out in the wilds with your hound this year to […]
OTM Outdoor Dog Contest Winners & Runners-up! Read More »
Avista and the City of Spokane invite you to join us in dedicating the new City Hall Plaza and celebrating the renovation of Huntington Park. Be part of Spokane’s history as we unveil a new, outdoor community gathering space including local artifacts and artwork. You won’t want to miss the spectacular, up-close views of the
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For all of its 37 years, a special group of men and women has held Spokane’s 7.46 mile Lilac Bloomsday Run sacred. Since 1996, a Bloomsday tradition has been to honor these perennials—now 99 people strong—who have completed every race since its inception. Without fail, despite significant personal hardships and challenges, and because of their
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There are a few outdoor adventures in the Inland Northwest that are available only a couple of times each year. Skiing two feet of fresh powder at a local ski area is one of those, and another is the opportunity to take a whitewater run down Latah Creek. Of course, when Latah does run, “whitewater”
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Once I heard someone say, “If I have to explain it, you wouldn’t understand anyway.” It was likely related to the rules of cricket or the mechanics of my car (both remain utter mysteries to me). Now when people ask why I run, I am tempted to respond with the same elitist cynicism. But then
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Editor’s note: This is part one in series on training for a triathlon. When a reporter once asked mountaineer George Mallory why he wanted to climb Mt. Everest, Mallory famously responded, “Because it’s there.” For many triathletes, the Ironman is their Everest, but they’ll probably use more than three words trying to explain why they
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It’s a rare runner who doesn’t deal with injuries. Surveys of runners commonly show that upwards of 60% are sidelined with injuries at some point in a given year. With their work at Northwest Running Lab, Dominic and Lanaia Severino are helping runners change their form and prevent injuries – and hopefully get a little
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On a dreary February afternoon, my three-year-old son was in search of wildlife. It was nearing dusk, he was sick, and a nature walk wasn’t possible. But what we could do was watch “Wild Kratts,” an animated PBS Kids wildlife education show. We went to the show’s webpage and learned about the North American forest
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Onomastics is the study of names, and when we go outdoors, we can’t help but become onomatologists. Names are hardly inconsequential. Each tells a story. Take running events for example. We have names connected to the calendar: Spring Dashes, Turkey Trots, Jingle Bell Runs. And we have names descriptive of the event itself, like the
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