Although Lake Pend Oreille (“Pond Oray”) is Idaho’s largest and deepest lake, with 200 miles of shoreline and a maximum depth of 1,200 feet, it doesn’t seem to get the attention it deserves. Lake Coeur d’Alene and Priest Lake are both more accessible, while Lake Pend Oreille is surrounded mostly by national forest land, with […]
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Editor’s note: The first official Mount Spokane Hucklebeary Epic mountain bike race was scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 8 (due to extreme fire danger). This article was written for the July 2015 print issue of Out There Monthly and is a good preview of the course we hope you’ll get the chance to
Mount Spokane Hucklebeary Epic 2015 (CANCELED DUE TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER) Read More »
Bolting straight down a mountain slope and off a cliff, my world is now spinning and a Cheshire Cat grin not-so-slowly broadens across my face. It’s time to collect wits and embrace the task at hand. Sunlight periodically reflects off the face of my Flytec 5030, giving a timing to my 360s. I steepen the
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Summer is here, school is out and bicycles seem to be everywhere. How comfortable are you or your children with riding a bike in traffic? Are you fearful of riding on the roadways? Maybe you feel ok riding on the road but aren’t all that sure that you are following the safest practices? I’m familiar
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Priest Lake is known as being a great recreational area for outdoor enthusiasts of all sorts. From kayakers to fisherman, mountain bikers to hikers, from the Jet Skis on the lower lake to the canoes on the upper lake, there is a little of something for everyone. Yet some of the best adventures to be
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“Are you drunk?” I asked my 8-year-old. She had requested me to hike with her up to Scotchman Peak. “Can you get drunk on coconut milk?” she asked, looking suspiciously at her glass. Since the day my daughter was born, I have systematically attempted to brainwash her into thinking The Great Outdoors are where it’s
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As craft brewing continues to grow and refine across the country, the art of hard cider making is also experiencing a resurgence. At North Idaho Cider, the second cidery to open in North Idaho, Greg and Mara Thorhaug are bringing a blend of cider fermenting traditions and new, experimental American cider styles to the Inland
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Back before the Internet, it was more difficult to break out into new outdoor sports than it is today, especially technical ones like climbing that usually require someone to show you the ropes. The local outdoors community coalesced around clubs like the Spokane Mountaineers and Spokane Canoe and Kayak Club, where people who were into
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If the Beastie Boys was the first thing you thought about when you read the title of this beer, you’re not alone. It was a single released from their first album, “Licensed to Ill,” and the song mentioned the poor-man’s cocktail many times in the lyrics. Quite plainly, you take a 40 of malt liquor,
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