Eastern Washington University is offering community groups an opportunity to build their teams through challenge courses that take place on an amped up outdoor playground. Located in Cheney, the grounds feature 40-foot poles, beams, ropes, cables, logs, tires, and other obstacles that are incorporated into organized activities geared toward each group’s objectives. According to program […]
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The Coeur Climbing Company scheduled a grand opening for the most advanced climbing gym in the Northwest on July 9, 2023. The gym has been years in the making, says Daniel Shaw, the primary driver of the project. This indoor climbing facility aims to become the hub for the North Idaho climbing community. Definitely visit
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Outdoor Info & Events Conservation & Trail Work Opportunities Holly Weiler is a long-time contributor to Out There Outdoors and writes The Trailhead column for each issue. You can find all of her hike recommendations at Outthereoutdoors.com.
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Our region has an amazing variety of parks, trails, conservation lands, pools, and outdoor events. Regardless of your favorite way to get outside, there is a park for you! It is with this in mind that Spokane City Credit Union (SCCU) and the Spokane Parks Foundation came up with the Greater Spokane Parks Challenge. Now
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In collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, the Loup Loup Ski Bowl on the east slope of the Cascades near Okanogan, Wash., is working to preserve and build over 30 miles of trails around the Loup Loup North Summit in the coming years. The trail project will take place over
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May is bike everywhere month, and there are plenty of ways to celebrate in the Inland Northwest this year. Coeur d’Alene Events and Rides Coeur d’Alene has a great line-up of events and rides for Lake City cyclists. Find the full schedule with event and ride details here: Cdaid.org/852/departments/parks/trails-main/bike-to-work-week. Spokane Events and Rides Spokane’s festivities
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There’s an impressive schedule of events lined up with many opportunities to get out with others and explore the Dishman Hills hiking trails in Spokane Valley this spring and summer. Kids in the Hills offers students an educational and exciting field day in the Dishman Hills. Through hands-on activities, students learn about observation skills, animal
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Water seemed a contradiction, where I grew up. In the Columbia Basin, summer days are so dry you can smell a raincloud before it hits. I was aware of the land’s aridity living on a dryland wheat farm. There were days so hot and stagnant I swore I could hear the wheat crackle as it
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