A lackluster Northwest winter is rapidly turning to spring, which means the time to hike is now. With hundreds of trail miles waiting to be explored on our local public lands, there is no excuse to stay indoors. When checking out Spokane County’s Conservation Futures properties; state parks; or our surrounding state, BLM and National […]
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This is OTM’s second annual “running issue,” which means a running photo is sure to grace the cover, and you can expect more words and images than usual dedicated to an activity that human beings have been engaging in for thousands of years. It’s also an outdoor pursuit that holds a special place in our
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Running a single marathon is a serious accomplishment. It takes dedication, mental discipline, and plenty of training to cross the finish line still running after 26.2 miles. Completing 100 marathons is something entirely different, a benchmark that relatively few highly goal driven, resilient athletes reach. Elaine Koga-Kennelly, the current Race Director for the Windermere Marathon,
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It turns out I’m not the person I thought I was. Not exactly, anyway. For years, I’ve described myself with a term coined by a college friend: indoorsy. I’ve always preferred being within four walls. I love watching movies, cooking, writing, reading. If I were to summarize my childhood in a single image, it would
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There is a woman standing in my office with a shopping bag full of vitamins. She sets them one-by-one on my table and explains how often she takes each one. There is CoQ10, fish oil, vitamin D, obscene amounts of biotin (because Dr. Oz told her it’s good for hair growth), B stress complexes, chlorophyll,
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Celebrate the return of ranunculus glaberrimus, the Inland Northwest’s own sagebrush buttercup. The Dishman Hills Conservancy is once again hosting their yearly, guided “Buttercup Hike” through the Dishman Hills Natural Area in Spokane Valley on Saturday, April 11. The hike starts at Camp Caro (625 S. Sargent Road) at 1 p.m., rain or shine. Hikers
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1935 was a big year for the Spokane Mountaineers. This was the year that the club incorporated and membership grew to 112. The 20th anniversary and dinner attracted 78 members and guests, with each meal costing a whopping $1 each. That summer club members invited the Mazamas mountaineering club to climb Mount Rainier with them
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A stop on the Audubon Society’s Palouse to Pines Loop, this 164-acre Conservation Futures property is a good place to acquire an appreciation for bird watching. Identified as a migration corridor for 108 bird species, visitors should bring a bird book or download a good identification app to help determine what one is seeing. Don’t
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The Cabinet Mountains Wilderness is home to very diverse terrain, ranging from 8,000-foot rocky peaks that are often snowcapped year-round, to huge cedars in rich, densely forested valleys. Few climbers realize that western Montana has so much untapped ice climbing potential. Most years, it’s usually guarded by long approaches and serious avalanche danger. This year,
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