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August 2024

Riverside State Park Foundation’s Game Day (Sept. 7)

Saturday, Sept. 7 is the launch of a new fundraiser event for the Riverside State Park Foundation called Game Day, with all proceeds going to Riverside State Park for park projects and enhancements. Since 2002, the Riverside State Park Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit, has raised over $400,000 to support the park. Game Day will feature […]

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Lessons From an Inaugural Dad-Daughter Backpacking Trip 

By Joel Sattgast  Cover photo courtesy Joel Sattgast Since returning to the Northwest three years ago, I’ve been gently preparing my daughters physically, mentally, and emotionally to ensure they were ready to handle their first overnight backpacking trip. Recently, our family has tackled family camping trips in primitive areas, countless hikes, bike rides, runs, and

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Following the Footsteps of David Thompson to Howse Pass  

By Mark Longmeier  Our trek to Howse Pass in Banff National Park was born from a Spokane Community College senior-oriented ACT-2 seminar course. Inspired by David Thompson’s life, who was one of the greatest explorers and cartographers for the Canadian Prairies and the Inland Northwest, several class members shared an ambition to retrace Thompson’s crossing

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Horseback Riding in Spokane’s Riverside State Park 

A first-timer’s guided summer ride along the river    By Tabitha Gregory  Cover photo courtesy of Tabitha Gregory On a hot July Saturday, I found myself atop a horse named Serenity, swaying down a broad trail in Spokane’s Riverside State Park. The breeze rustled the ponderosa limbs above, blew up a dusty wake, and charmingly mussed

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