Pretty much every season that rolls around, I think, “This is my favorite season because it is salad season!” Or margarita season. Or fruit bowl season. But the season I love most is soup season. Soup season officially begins when I have enough old vegetables in my fridge that I need some way to disguise […]
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Autumn is so fleeting, and the opportunities for soaking up fall foliage so few, that it’s good to have a handful of quick-hit hiking ideas in your back pocket—and backyard. The five hikes below make for great after-work or foul-weather treks. Each showcases the diversity of fall color on display in the Inland Northwest, from
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Fusion makes for some killer eats in the culinary world, and when it comes to technical socks that are tough enough to take the abuse your outdoor adventuring inevitably throws at them, Bridgedale’s Fusion Technology sets its socks apart from other brands. Fusion Tech is the result of 25 years of sock design and manufacturing
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Incredibly useful for wide-ranging hunters, especially those who prefer wild gated backcountry or wilderness terrain, the X-TALKER T71 two-way radio is also a handy family communication tool while out camping or hiking. The radios also make for a fun tech-twist on traditional games of hide-and-seek out in the woods. With a wicked-long battery life (up
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Garmont asserts the Karakum is made to be extremely versatile, and after an afternoon tromping around high-desert BLM lands west of Spokane (fitting for a shoe named after a Central Asian desert), I’m sold. My desert ramble included 40+ pounds of toddler, pack, and snacks on my back, a bit of an unusual load for
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Chaco is the well-known purveyor of some of the world’s hardiest, most versatile, and highly repairable sandals—proven mainstays of amphibious recreation. Boasting the same cushy footbed that makes those sandals a standard, their Frontier waterproof boots are equally adaptable to shoulder-season urban or forest forays where wet, cold feet might make you moody. Full-grain leather
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Light, simple, and super-warm, this hooded down jacket with a windproof and water-resistant shell fabric is pure foul-weather genius. From final fall incursions into the high country, where nasty weather can and often does happen, to backcountry ski tours, snowshoe treks, or fat bike missions into a winter wonderland, you’ll want the Frostline jacket at
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I have seen a fair amount of wildlife in my time as a field ecologist and wilderness trip leader, but I have only caught one fleeting glimpse of this elusive forest cat. The lynx loped across the road on its huge paws, taking high graceful steps with overly long legs. The cat briefly turned its
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The greater Spokane area offers plenty of fall riding. While Beacon Hill/Camp Sekani is open following this summer’s fire, if ever there was a time to stay on the trails, that time is now at Beacon. Other choices include: Riverside State Park, Mount Spokane State Park, the South Hill Bluff/High Drive, and Liberty Lake. For
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