April 2015

Can Structural Integration Boost Endurance Athlete Performance?

Columns, Health & Fitness / By Brad Naccarato

With race season upon us, many competitors have already begun to reacquaint themselves with their in-season training routines. Often times, this may mean confronting the frustration of pain, stiffness and impaired body function. Sports massage is the traditional route that many athletes utilize when they are forced to combat these issues. While massage therapy is […]

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Rafting the Lochsa — an Inland NW Recreation Right of Passage

Get Out There / By Aaron Theisen

“We’re going to go to the house and have a Bloody Mary with the grim reaper. We fell off the cliffside because we tripped over our shoestrings, so we’ve gotta jump on Jonesy’s horsetail, ride the prelude through Lochsa Falls, pick up the pieces, smoke the pipe with the old man and get terminated at

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39th Annual Spring Festival Run at Priest Lake (May 24)

Events, Get Out There, Running / By Out There Outdoors

With only 400 participants each year, the appeal of this annual Priest Lake race is that age group and overall runners can win cool awards in a smaller field, and its family friendly with different distances happening at the same event. “It’s one of the most scenic venues of any race I’ve ever done,” says

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Pettet Endurance Project — Made in America Running Apparel with Soul

Get Out There, Running / By Amy McCaffree

Running shirts tell stories – ask anyone wearing a Bloomsday finisher t-shirt. Shirts made by Pettet Endurance Project also tell a story. PEP designs and sells merino-wool running shirts that are exclusively made in the USA. Based in Bothell, Wash., north of Seattle, this start-up company officially launched in May 2014 at the Bloomsday trade

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Text, Call, and Send Emergency Messages from Anywhere with the Delorme inReach SE

Gear Reviews, Gear Room / By Out There Outdoors

Having been in the unfortunate place of needing to call for help with an injured friend, I place a high value on being able to communicate with people while in remote places. I have carried most available communication devices over the past 10 years while guiding, and this year I was in the market for

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Wild and Scenic Film Festival Returns to Spokane (April 30)

Events, Get Out There, Outdoor Living / By Out There Outdoors

The Spokane Riverkeeper, Mountain Gear and Patagonia are bringing the Wild and Scenic Film Festival to Spokane once again on Thursday, April 30 at 7 p.m. at the Garland Theater. The festival features conservation-minded outdoor films covering a wide range of themes, including river conservation and other public lands issues. One of the longer films,

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Bellingham to Host 2015 Northwest Tandem Rally (July 4th Weekend)

Biking, Events, Get Out There / By Out There Outdoors

The Northwest Tandem Rally has been held annually in a different city since its inception in 1986, and this is the first year that Bellingham will be the host city. (Spokane hosted the tandem riders gathering in 2011.) The Mount Baker Bicycle Club is welcoming the 2015 Northwest Tandem Rally July 2-6, 2015. The five-day

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Exploring Washington’s Wine Country

Destinations, Travel / By Out There Outdoors

During the warmth of early fall harvest, all roads leading to, from and within Tri-Cities are flanked by ripe grapes. Ineffably rich and sweet fragrances from as many as 40 different varieties pervade the senses of even the least discerning motorists. Growers work quickly to harvest the bounty of the season at its peak, and

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Iron Goat Brews Available in Bottles + An Interview with the Iron Goat

Food & Drink, Lifestyle / By Jon Jonckers

Word on the street is that it’s possible to “interview” the Iron Goat that rests on the bar of the Iron Goat Brewery tasting room. We had our doubts, but after we learned the conversation required copious amounts of Iron Goat beer, we knew it was worth a try. Following a couple delightful pints (or

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