One hundred cyclists will be the first in history to ride in the Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Tri-Cities, Washington! Bike Tri-Cities, the cycling advocacy group of the Tri-Cities region, has partnered with National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of Energy (DOE), to celebrate the NPS Centennial with “Ride the Reactor”. The ride, […]
Ras Vaughan and Gavin Woody just wrote a new chapter in the northwest book of ultra endurance challenges. Most people are content to climb Mount Rainer OR follow the Wonderland Trail around the mountain, but Vaughan and Woody decided to combine the trip and raise money while they did it. Legendary climber Chad Kellogg initially
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My first non-motorized experience with the famous Sandpoint “Long Bridge” didn’t involve crossing the bridge at all but rather swimming alongside it during the annual Long Bridge Swim. During the event, I periodically looked up to see my husband wave as he walked across the bridge with the other spectators while their loved ones swam
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From September 7 through 18, the Rio Paralympic Games will take place in Brazil, and Spokane physical therapist, occasional OTM contributor and former Olympic rower Jamie Redman will be there, this time as a staff member on the U.S. team. Redman, who was on the U.S. women’s Olympic rowing team at the London 2012 games,
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Big changes are taking place at Antoine Peak Conservation Area. Purchased in three phases that were completed in 2011, Antoine has long boasted a sizable trail system on its 1,076 acres. However, that trail system has always consisted of former logging roads, some of which were incredibly steep and heavily eroded. Spokane County Parks completed
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Northeast Washington, with Colville at its epicenter, is being discovered as a world-class road-biking destination. Spectacular mountain panoramas, bucolic valley landscapes, and miles of stunning lakeside vistas provide the backdrop for an endless variety of road cycling loops and challenging mountain climbs. Within 40 miles of Colville is a web of more than 650 miles
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Spokane’s signature bicycling event, SpokeFest, is holding its ninth annual family-friendly community celebration of cycling this year. The fun begins on Sunday morning, September 11. Anyone who has a bike and a helmet can and should be part of this festival of chain ring tattoos — both the grease mark and the ink kind. In
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Last year 200 boats with more than 350 people launched on the lower Snake River in a celebration and call to action in support of removing four dams that threaten wild salmon and prevent local communities from realizing the economic benefits of a free-flowing river. This year, even more paddlers and boaters, river advocates, anglers, and
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A race that allows spectators to cowbell, cheer, and even heckle the athletes? This is one you won’t want to miss. The Wildcrest Cx Series will converge on Sandpoint Idaho on Oct 1 and 2 for the fifth annual Crosstoberfest Cyclocross Festival. This isn’t any ordinary race. Competitors will be racing across grass, sand, mud, hills, and
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