Mile 34. My feet ache, burn, and swell with painful blisters. Each step has become a burden, and our pace has slowed to just over one mile per hour on the downhill. It’s 11:30 p.m. and we have 10 more miles to go. I curse my optimism (wearing brand new boots will be fine, I […]
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Fire Lookout Museum in north Spokane, created by historian and author Ray Kresek, includes a near replica of a Forest Service compound.
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Experience a bit of wildland fire fighting history with a hike to a historic fire lookout in Washington or North Idaho.
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In April the Academy of American Poets awarded Claudia Castro Luna a Poets Laureate Fellowship, along with $100,000 in funding to support her new project, called One River: A Thousand Names. Next year she will travel the length of the Columbia River as it winds through Washington State on its way to the ocean, holding
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Allison Roskelley reflects on her relationship with climber Jess Roskelley, who died in a climbing accident April 2019. Jess Fenton Roskelley, my husband and life partner for the past six years, passed away in a climbing accident on April 16 in Alberta, Canada. As the memories continue to flood my brain and push me to
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Surprisingly, the general lack of awareness about how to cook baby bok choy is not why the American population is showing a blatant decline in health and a drastic increase in disease risk. Nor can we blame a generation of mothers who taught us to boil brussels sprouts, forever marring their reputation in our memories.
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For uncrowded recreation, open skies, and wide vistas, central Washington is the place to go. At the heart of the region, the city of Moses Lake will provide all the play you could ask for on a summer or fall weekend. You’ll be able to hike for hours in the larger Columbia Basin Wildlife Area,
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If you’re traveling alone in the backcountry, you might want to consider bringing along a GPS-enabled satellite messaging device. Such devices can let authorities know if you are in trouble and can provide them with GPS coordinates of your location. Even if you’re out of cell reception, you should be able to communicate via satellite.
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It was late fall in North Cascades National Park, and snow was already coating the high peaks. But on this particular day, the sun was shining. Temperatures were climbing into the 50s. Best of all, the hordes of summer backpackers who flock to the alpine glory of Copper Ridge were gone. The weather forecast called
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