April 2018

View of the Spokane River from McLellan.

Hiking Spokane’s McLellan Conservation Area

  A secluded peninsula jutting out along the Spokane River, McLellan Conservation Area offers early season accessibility and relatively easy hiking.  Early April wildflowers will likely include buttercup, prairie star, and grasswidow, all gradually giving way to arrowleaf balsamroot and phlox by the end of the month.  With its forested core and riparian habitat along […]

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Weekend Wander

Hike around the Juniper Dunes for a change of scenery Looking for a weekend wander? Check out the Juniper Dunes Wilderness, the home of Washington’s largest remaining juniper groves, located just northeast of Pasco, WA. This wilderness area consists of around 7,000 acres of BLM-managed designated wilderness. In it, you’ll find both dunes and junipers,

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Photo of runner crossing the finish line by Diane Higdem.

Celebrate Spring with the Coeur d’Alene Marathon

What better way to sweat through a marathon than to run near clear lake water and breathe the crisp scent of pine trees? You’ll find these scenic elements and more at the Coeur d’Alene Marathon event Memorial Day weekend, where you can run or walk a 5k, half marathon, or full marathon distance. “It’s a

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