By Eric Deady Cover photo courtesy of Sue Craigmile If you are bikepacking curious, mark your calendar for Friday, May 17 at 6 p.m. for a bikepacking for beginners seminar at Two Wheeler bike shop in Hayden, Idaho. Topics will include bike choice, how to carry gear, mapping and route finding, and more. The following
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Exploring the Historic Route of the Hiawatha – Scenic Bike Trail Tucked away in the rugged beauty of the Bitterroot Mountains on the Montana-Idaho border lies the Rails-to-Trails “Crown Jewel” — the Route of the Hiawatha. This iconic biking and hiking trail traces the path of the historic Milwaukee Railroad line and offers cyclists, hikers
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Cover photo courtesy Phil Godley EXPLANATORY STATEMENT Bikepacking is a method of recreation that entails riding your bicycle loaded with all of your camp gear across potentially wild terrain to get to and from a predetermined campsite. “The Packfiller Podcast” host and creator Pat Bulger went on his first bikepacking trip last summer, and he
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Cooler backpacks are a great invention for so many reasons, and the Gateway Cooler is no exception. With a 25-liter capacity, there’s plenty of room for beverages and food you want to keep cold on day-trip outings to the beach, park, or backyard barbeque. It’s also the perfect place to keep all of your drinks
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(Nature/Essays, 2019) By Caroline Woodwell Margaret Renkl, author of “Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss,” was asked once whether she was a trained naturalist. Renkl admitted that she was not, she was more of a Googler. But, she said, “I am good at astonishment.” This book of essays, illustrated by her brother
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Once you’ve visited Rossland, B.C., for a mountain biking trip, you won’t roll your eyes when you run across a proclamation of the Kootenay town being crowned Canada’s mountain biking capital. Seeing, and in this case, riding, is believing. One of the greatest joys of Rossland—in addition to the quality of trails, laid-back historic downtown
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What makes Rossland, B.C. such a great mountain biking destination, especially for women looking to improve their skills By Sammy Berryman Cover photo courtesy Natasha Lockey Just a short two-and-a-half-hour drive from Spokane is the small town of Rossland, BC. Home to Red Mountain Resort, the famous Seven Summits mountain bike trail, and trails that
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Are you up for what may be the most comfortable hiking short for men or women that you’ve ever worn? This fabric is truly light and airy; it breathes and stretches with your movements; and the super soft, anti-odor boxer brief liner makes walking commando a dream. It has other features you might need, but
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Cover photo courtesy Carol Corbin We asked two frequent Out There contributors and our managing editor about their favorite summer adventures and how they make the most of summer on top of work and family responsibilities. We hope their outdoor-adventure motivation and goal setting will help inspire your own summer explorations, whether it’s a hiking
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