There’s a new boat in town. In December 2018, Travis Potter launched Captain’s Call Lake Tours and Vessel Assist on Lake Coeur d’Alene, with $149 eagle-viewing tours. “The boat’s in the water all year,” says Captain Potter. “I can pretty much do whatever anyone requests of me on the lake, except fishing.” Captain Travis Potter […]
New Lake Coeur d’Alene Tour, Tow, & Assist Service Launches Read More »
Andrew Mentzer, Executive Director of the West Central Mountains Economic Development Council (WCMEDC) and local adventure cyclist Dave Beck pedal south and then west out of town, past working farms and vacation homes clustered at the south end of Cascade Lake. There’s no racing and no destination, just the buzz of bike tires on blacktop
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My New Year’s resolution a few years ago was to swim in a new lake each week during the months of July and August. That’s eight new lakes, and I only managed to swim in one: Fish Lake, just southwest of Spokane near Cheney. Fish Lake is easy to access. It’s a quick drive, and
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It would appear that most of us are relatively intelligent and informed. We can do any number of things facilitated by the use of our opposable thumbs and prefrontal cortexes, like get driver’s licenses, use scissors, or order takeout. Most of the time, any one of those is enough to get us through life. Along
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Triathletes know how to suffer. They compete in high temps and high winds, and through intestinal distress, heat exhaustion, and debilitating cramps. Pat Johnson knows this as well as anyone. She’s completed 14 Ironmen and competed four times in Hawaii, where the 110-mile bike across the lava fields can spike above 110 degrees. She’s also
In It for the Long Run: Triathlete in Need of Heart Transplant Keeps Competing Read More »
The Big Six Camp Chair from Big Agnes was by far the most comfortable lightweight, compact camp chair I have ever melted into after a long, late-night drive to a middle-of-nowhere trailhead. Sadly, that first night relaxing by the campfire with steaks sizzling under a star-filled sky would be our last adventure together. The Big
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Created in Spokane by artist Scott Shumake, these tri-pod-suspended fire pits turn heads with their aesthetic designs and will transform your backyard, festival, or campground campfires into a whole new way to experience an ancient human tradition—gathering around the warmth and light of a shared blaze with your tribe of friends and family. Load one
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You don’t have to be a thru hiker named Patches to lighten up your backcountry overnight pack or bikepacking set-up. The 15 oz Vesper down quilt is a step in the right direction. A quilt cuts weight by eliminating the bottom of a traditional sleeping bag and zipper. Team it up with an ultra-light Therm-A-Rest
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While my go-to camp mattress has long been of the super-light, puncture-proof closed foam variety, many camping enthusiasts rightfully complain about limited comfort such pads provide. And for backcountry journeys where packing space is limited, like extended backpacking trips, fastpacking adventures, or bikepacking excursions, bulky foam pads can create packing challenges. Therm-a-Rest’s NeoAir UberLite Mattress,
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