By all accounts, including Darwin’s, you probably should not be alive. Never in the 4.5 billion year history of our planet has any species been so incredibly self-destructive, obtuse, and downright moronic. For example, I have never seen a giraffe smoke. Despite plagues, floods, locusts, and terms like “shelf-stable” and “Crisco,” our species has managed […]
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Weighing just 2 ounces, the Exped AirPillow UL might change your backcountry sleep experience. This brilliant pillow features a durable, flat-valve for inflation and deflation. The air-filled pillow is super adjustable for side and back sleepers, but its greatest feature is the anti-slip GripSkin honeycomb-pattern coating. Two eyelets can be used to attach the pillow
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Developed by Spokane-based Ascent Recreation, the AR Base Shield provides underbelly protection for your snow and brush loving hound. Some dogs are more energetic and enthusiastic about thrashing through the wilds than others, and injury of some of the most sensitive pooch parts on a canine undercarriage are inevitable. Without the right protection, crusty snow,
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In Japanese, Santoku means “three virtues.” The GSI Outdoors Santoku Knife Set includes three knives, and they’re perfect for camping, the beach, or backyard cooking. While some people might use a grubby pocket knife for backcountry cooking, the Santoku set features clean, compact, stainless steel blades perfectly rockered for cutting, and the ergonomic, rubber handles
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Thanks to Senators Maria Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington state, and Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, the Natural Resources Management Act has passed the Senate. This is a major victory for public lands, as well as both political parties, and it has significant influence over many parts of the Pacific Northwest. The most important
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Conservation groups issued a formal notice in February of their intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to finalize endangered species protections and designate critical habitat for Southern Mountain caribou. Andrea Santarsiere, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, says “If we’re going to get America’s beloved reindeer back,
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When you think of eastern Washington, your first thoughts may not include elegant swans. Pend Oreille County, located in the northeast corner of the state and including the Colville National Forest, is home to a spectacular display of Tundra Swans this time of year though. So, what’s a Tundra Swan? Hailing from the duck and
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In January, Scott Sax, president of Washington Closure Hanford, presented a check for $300,761 to the Friends of Badger Mountain. The funds are earmarked to improve the network of ridgeline trails overlooking the Tri-Cities and connect Little Badger Mountain with Badger Mountain. Friends of Badger Mountain aim to use the donation to purchase three parcels
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Get Lit!, Spokane’s springtime literary festival (April 22-28), will feature events focusing on outdoor or environmental writing this year. Like to sink into a good book after a long day on the trail? The Out There Outdoors April Backcountry Booty contest will feature a grab bag of bookish delights from Get Lit!, including books from
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