Learn How to Recreate Safely Alongside Inland Northwest Wildlife at the Expo on Feb 25 On Sunday, February 25, you can join District Wildlife Biologist Annemarie Prince and her colleague Trent Roussin from the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) for some pointers on staying safe when you’re adventuring in the outdoors this year. […]
Now you can take your ENO hammock anywhere, from the sagebrush sea of the Columbia Basin to your tree-less backyard or basement. The SoloPod hammock stand packs down easy for stowing in the rocket box and quick-release, tool-free construction for easy campsite setup. Nonslip feet grip smooth surfaces and the 10-foot plus length allows for
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While searching for a little snow adventure inspiration early last winter, I stumbled upon an old trip report on the Washington Trails Association website for the Wenatchee Guard Station. The trip reporter’s photos showed a quaint cabin perched on a high ridge overlooking the Blue Mountains in southeast Washington. I had to go see
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Kids can make Friendship Bracelets, God’s Eye Crafts, and Play the Invisible Maze Game through Camp Fire Inland Northwest What, you may ask, is an invisible maze game? If you’ve been at Camp Fire Inland Northwest recently, you may already know the answer. The invisible maze, available as a kid-friendly Expo activity at the Spokane
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Powder Fest Brings Passion of Powder for the 12th Consecutive Year at Whitewater Ski Resort, Feb 23-25 Whitewater Ski Resort has always been known for its Powder Formula, dubbed “WH20.” This formula represents the perfect unity of Mother Nature’s elements, which consistently drops 40 feet of light and fluffy snow at the resort, making it
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Slip these insulated, waterproof, low-cut shoes on anytime your winter errand run doesn’t require tromping through deep snow. The casual yet classic style means you can get away with wearing them to work at most Northwest offices, and the winter-optimized rubber keeps you from getting all slippy on that sidewalk slush as you dash to
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The region’s coziest winter camping is located along Highway 12 in Idaho’s Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest. The Lochsa Lodge, a historic, year-round resort on the Lochsa River just an hour west of Missoula, has wood stoves, clean bathrooms, a nice restaurant, and a bar with a selection of mostly local brews on tap. Also, this
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Ammi Midstokke to share outdoors mistakes at 2018 Expo to inspire safer adventuring Adventure writer and Out There Outdoor contributor Ammi Midstokke is no stranger to the outdoors, mistakes included. And she’s not afraid to laugh at herself for the benefit of others. Midstokke will share her embarrassing stories in hopes that others will take the
This is the short version of the story: three days before Brad Thiessen was set to run his first 50k trail run, he found himself in emergency surgery having a brain tumor removed. Over the next few years, he was able to journey from the hospital to a 50k run on Inland Northwest trails. A
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