While it’s true that waterfall hikes are more spectacular in the full flow of early spring, their cooling properties can be better appreciated on a hot summer day. This hike begins by crossing an open hillside with a good view of nearby Hall Mountain, and includes a little over 500 feet of elevation gain. That’s […]
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Looking for a team-building activity for my female colleagues several years ago, I suggested that we form three-person relay teams to compete in the annual WunderWoman Triathlon. Twenty-four ladies signed up, and it was the first triathlon for nearly all of us. Throughout the summer, we swam, biked, and ran together and separately to prepare
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For nearly 25 years, the Centennial Trail ran from Higgins Point on Coeur d’Alene Lake to Nine Mile Falls Dam. Thanks to generous donations from Avista and the Friends of the Centennial Trail, Washington State Parks was recently able to extend the trail 1.7 miles further from Sontag Park to the Nine Mile Recreation Area
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The Rathdrum Adventure Race helps you answer the call to adventure in an alternative way with its alternative triathlon featuring bicycling/mountain biking, kayaking on the Twin Lakes, and a forest run. The triathlon, which takes place on September 10, in Rathdrum, Idaho, helps to celebrate the great outdoors of the Inland Northwest. The race begins at 8 a.m.
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Pass To Pass is a hike and a fundraiser for Parkinson’s disease research and awareness by including Parkinson’s people on the Washington State section of the Pacific Crest Trail southbound from Stevens Pass to Snoqualmie. Participants will include a mix of hikers with Parkinson’s and support hikers with additional mule support completing the hike from
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Decades before Ironman pulled into town, Coeur d’Alene started hosting an annual Olympic-distance triathlon called The Scenic Challenge. The event remains notorious for its hilly bike course that some might call punishing while others might call glorious. In recent years, the event’s organizers have added two popular options: a sprint-distance triathlon and a duathlon. My
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Anyone interested in hunting, including those who have never picked up a gun before, those who have hunted for many years but would like to try a different aspect of hunting, or even anyone who has been away from hunting for years are invited to attend the Hunt Idaho Expo held Friday and Saturday August
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Mosquitoes near the Kettle Falls Day Use and Group Site Campground at Lake Roosevelt have tested positive for West Nile virus. West Nile, which cycles between mosquitoes and birds in nature, is passed on to humans through a mosquito bite. Conditions this summer at Lake Roosevelt have been optimal for mosquitoes, who are drawn to hot,
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The International Selkirk Loop (ISL), is well known by tourists and locals alike for its 280 miles of stunning scenery that winds through the Selkirks of Washington, Idaho and British Columbia. Established in 1999, the Loop was designated as a non-profit to designed to enhance the local economy through the promotion of tourism along its route. Today, the
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