If you’re not ready to let summer go quite yet, plan to head on up to the Northeast Washington for the Blazing Saddles and Spoons Bike Ride and Chili Cook-off (blazing100.org) September 19 at the fairgrounds in Colville. The quality of cycling on the back-road byways in the Colville area is phenomenal: spectacular scenery, little […]
Backcountry roads can be the necessary evil of adventure: every recreationist has his or her story of harrowing, white-knuckled mountain driving or late-night tire repair far from the nearest Les Schwab. But sometimes it’s ok to embrace the backcountry drive, not as a means of getting to the destination but as the destination itself. On
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Cocktails are the new wine, a culinary vehicle to experience the complexity of our planet. Their ingredients are often derived from potent botanicals, thus a great use for wild edibles. Ecologically, cocktails are a way to sample native plants without decimating them – a sprig opposed to a plateful. And, that brings us to cow
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New to town or have you always wanted to get to get to know the Lake Roosevelt area more? Join REI and the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area to “Find Your Park” and discover the best spots to recreate locally along with the first-hand knowledge you will need to enjoy your time on the trails.
With hundreds of wildfires burning around the Pacific Northwest, including thousands of acres in Eastern Washington and North Idaho, the skies around Spokane look apocalyptic today. Fire fighters have died, homes have burned, communities have been evacuated, roads and huge swaths of public lands have been closed. While wildfires are a natural part of our
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The new Downtown Spokane River Access Point opens this week. Located directly under the Division Street Bridge off of the Centennial Trail on the south side of the Spokane River, the launch provides canoers, kayakers, and paddleboarders convenient water access in downtown Spokane. I launched the Riverkeeper canoe there this week for my weekly litter
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Every summer there comes a point when the dry and dusty trails around the Inland Northwest lose the appeal they once had in the spring. Berms are blown out, punishing brake bumps have formed and the rising dust makes riding with friends a health risk. It’s at this time that I start searching for good
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If you have been into cycling for any period of time, you too probably have been witness to the steep, unstoppable progression of discipline and technology. Remember your first bike? Mine was a Trek Antelope 820. It was black with neon green lettering, foam grips and a chromoly frame equipped with Shimano parts. I was
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NOTE: THE ENTIRE KETTLE CREST AREA OF THE COLVILLE NATIONAL FOREST HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO WILDFIRE ACTIVITY! Although I highly recommend completing the full length of the Kettle Crest, this shorter out-and-back sampler takes visitors to the Crest’s highest summit in a more manageable 6-mile, round-trip distance. The route includes the historic Old Stage
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