I had never been to Rock Creek without my Missoula-based brother-in-law, and—aside from the Spokane River near my house—I had never fished alone. However, with any activity or place that regularly cycles through your daydream escapisms, at some point, you decide to just go. Listening to the rolling hum of the creek while being swallowed […]
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Learn why gravel bikes are becoming more popular as the multi-tool that replaces half the outmoded bikes gathering dust in your garage.
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Before my kids will have figured out their Halloween costumes, I’ll know what they’ll be wearing the first day it snows. For my family, October isn’t just about soccer games and raking leaves; we also have our annual ski gear ritual. My kids will semi-patiently try on all of their last-season alpine gear, from head
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As fall approaches and the weather starts to turn, so do the aspen in northeast Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains. Pockets of colorful trees dot the Wallowa valley, turning vibrant shades of yellow, orange, and red once the temperatures start dropping. But while you’re likely to see the tree’s brilliant fall foliage, there’s one thing you aren’t
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Lemonade with a kick! The Spicy Lemonade from Spokane’s Dry Fly is what all other lemonades wish they could become—not too bitter and not too spicy, but the right balance of citrus sweetness with a splash of Dry Fly Vodka. Dry Fly Distillery began creating specialty cocktails with their own spirits back when their tasting
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One of the fun things about hiking and backpacking is getting plenty of exercise, which means you can justify a few extra calories. If you are going on a long or intense backpack trip, consuming enough calories can actually be a challenge. Serious backpackers try to find foods with 100 calories per ounce, which isn’t
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The pumpkin, along with the rest of the gourd family, is native to the western hemisphere and has been cultivated in North America for at least 5,000 years. They are a staple during the U.S. Thanksgiving meal and North American harvest festivals. Thanks to Irish immigrants, they are also the modern choice for carving jack-o’-lanterns.
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For the imbiber, nothing says fall like a solid Oktoberfest beer and a juicy handmade sausage. You can get both at The Crown & Thistle, a true European pub that opened this past spring in the heart of downtown Coeur d’Alene. Owned and operated by Benjamin and Jennifer Drake, well-known denizens in the Coeur d’Alene
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Colville National Forest Not that the Inland Northwest has particularly tall mountains, as the Selkirk Range can’t quite measure up to Cascade standards for height, but Abercrombie Peak comes in as the second tallest mountain in eastern Washington at 7,308 feet. The nice part about moderately tall mountains is that they sometimes have trails leading
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