I quit my job last February. Specifically, I quit one because I had found another. It was just time to move on. In any event, I had a few days to myself in between the old and the new, and thought I would treat myself to a mid-week day at 49 Degrees North, which, when […]
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The Spokane Aurora Northwest Rotary Club is eager to introduce what will likely become one of the region’s most used cycling maps. The map features three separate geographical areas with multiple bike trails for outdoor enthusiasts, including Colville, the Spokane Valley, and major rides west of Spokane. Every riding ability is represented, and the map’s
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By the time late March rolls around, most of us are ready to move away from winter activities and get back outside as the weather warms. But as we all know, the Inland Northwest can be a real mixed bag of weather in the spring, and you will likely still have a lot of mud
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According to the Everett, Wash., “Daily Herald,” a team tasked with studying recreation fees has recommended that lawmakers should find a broader source of money for state lands and get rid of user passes, such as the Discover Pass. The Legislature initially ordered the study in 2016, setting a goal to improve “consistency, equity, and
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Ski the Largest U.S. Giant Slalom on Schweitzer and Raise Funds for Cystinosis Research Create a two- or four-person team and join in a unique top-to-bottom giant slalom event on Saturday, March 24, 2018. This race starts at the Sky House Lodge at the summit of Schweitzer and finishes at the Outback Lodge at the
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For eight years, 93-year-old Sylvester VanOort has packed his truck, left South Dakota behind, and driven “straight down I-90” to Kellogg, Idaho, to ski Silver Mountain and Lookout Pass. “I’m the only WWII veteran left at both mountains, and I’m the only one left in Oacoma and Chamberlain, South Dakota, who is active, playing golf,
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Last September, Senator Maria Cantwell cosponsored the Wildfire Disaster Funding Act (S. 1842), a bipartisan bill that stretched across several western states. The bill includes a wildfire funding fix that would secure badly-needed funding for fire suppression and would allow funding to flow to wildfires in a manner similar to other federally declared disasters, freeing
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March is always a mixed bag of weather on the mountain. This can be especially challenging for skiers to negotiate when Mother Nature dumps a half-foot of snow in one hour, and then flips the switch to sunny and warm for the rest of the day. The constant traffic from skiers and riders on busy
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The Liberty Bell Group, a cluster of five granite spires at Washington Pass outside Mazama, is home to some of the most popular and iconic alpine climbing in Washington State. Classic Cascade climbs like the Beckey Route on Liberty Bell and the West Face of North Early Winter Spire are here. Over the last decade,
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