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A mountain range with many pine trees.

4 Alpine Lakes of the Pacific Northwest Trail

By Blair Libby After admiring, camping alongside, and inundating myself in the Pacific Northwest Trail’s dozens of backcountry waters, I’ve devised my own rating system for the benefit of Out There Outdoors’ lake enthusiasts: The Way There, Big Rocks, Snackability, and Wildlife.  Ball Lakes and Pyramid Lake (Moderate)  The Way There: These lakes are nestled high […]

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New Group Forms in Response to Alpine Lakes Wilderness Resource Damage

New and significant resource damage to the Enchantment Lakes basin recently spurred the creation of a new group, Friends of Enchantments, to help protect the fragile, iconic landscape in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the Cascades. The Friends of Enchantments formed after several long-time backpackers in the area were stunned in the fall of 2015

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Out There Advertiser Spotlight: Spokane Alpine Haus

Sponsored by The Spokane Alpine Haus If you’re into winter sports and you’ve been in the area any decent length of time, it’s likely you’ve heard of the Spokane Alpine Haus, a full-service ski and snowboard and summer board and lake-sports shop located on the South Hill in Spokane. Maybe it’s the rad gear. Maybe

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A lake reflecting the sunset with mountains in the background.

Backcountry Lakes of the Pacific Northwest Trail

By Blair Libby  A pair of bald eagles moved from ponderosa, to fir, to possibly a spruce, which rose up from corners of the lake as trout lookout towers. After a few explosive wing flaps during liftoff, they would glide, bodies as still as the glassy water that mirrored them. I followed their flight path on the water’s

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Paddleboarding at Jimsmith Lake. Photo by Aaron Theisen.

Paddling Paradise in the Kootenays: Cranbrook, BC Offers Lakes and River Runs for All Abilities

Following an unplanned disembarkation from a standup paddleboard into Jimsmith Lake, south of Cranbrook, British Columbia, I found myself sitting, shivering, on the dock of a local resident I’ve never met. “Want a cookie?” one of my paddling companions, a considerably more proficient SUPer, asks. “The owner of this dock leaves this plastic tub of

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