By Lisa Laughlin Cover photo courtesy of Spokane Riverkeepers Last summer, the Spokane Riverkeeper tested the Spokane River for PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as “forever chemicals”) as part of a national study with the Waterkeeper Alliance. They found significant hazardous levels of PFAS in the Spokane River and have pinpointed at least […]
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Cover photo courtesy of Caleb Rath By Tabitha Gregory Balloon Tour Options: Great Spots to Watch Balloons from the Ground The 36th annual Great Prosser Balloon Rally takes place Sept. 26-28, 2025, in Prosser, Wash. The local Chamber of Commerce executive director, Alex Steinbock, calls the Rally a fantastic spectator event, with a mass sunrise
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Cover photo courtesy of Lynn Hopwood By Tabitha Gregory Big and brilliant, hot air balloons have long captivated the public’s imagination. The sight of a gentle giant floating above the landscape stops traffic and brings children and parents out of their homes to watch. The longing to be in a balloon, untethered from the earth,
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Glen Tana conservation area on the Little Spokane River. Photo by Carol Corbin, courtesy of Inland Northwest Land Conservancy If you’re the kind of person who comes alive on a trail, in a kayak, or pedaling through the forest, you already know how much the outdoors gives back to us. Fresh air, wide-open views, the
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Cover photo courtesy of Evergreen East Looking to sharpen your riding this fall? Evergreen East—the Eastern Washington chapter of Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance—is offering six adult mountain bike skills clinics in September at Spokane’s Beacon Hill and Camp Sekani. Options range from true-beginner fundamentals to focused progressions such as technical descending and intro to drops
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Hauser Conservation Area, WA/ID Stateline By Holly Weiler Cover photo courtesy of Holly Weiler Hauser Conservation Area might be accused of being a bait-and-switch misnomer of a park: the name is so firmly associated with a lake in next-door Idaho, that visitors may have some unmet expectations. So, first, what this conservation area is not:
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The Grey Ghost Pursuit is returning for its second year on Sept. 27–28, offering gravel riders two days of exploring the rugged backroads linking Christina Lake, Castlegar, and Rossland, B.C. Riders can choose between two fully-supported routes: the “Dig Deep” course—140 kilometers each day with nearly 3,000 meters of climbing Saturday and another 2,110 meters
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By Holly Weiler Free Outdoor-Themed Entertainment Fundraisers, Contests, and Events Stewardship, Conservation, & Volunteer Opportunities
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Cover photo courtesy of Lisa Laughlin I’ve had a good run of fortune in my outdoor adventures, but I got the call this summer that no spouse wants to get when their partner is in an endurance race. It was the sheriff, an hour into the Ironman 70.3 Boise, telling me that my husband had crashed
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