Adventure Sports
Trip Report: North Cascades Whitewater Kayaking
Bridge Creek to the Stehekin River is a remote, multi-day, self-supported whitewater run through the North Cascades to Lake Chelan, Wash.
A Woman’s Place Is In The Wild
Personal essay by Olivia Dugenet about how women challenge stereotypes and social expectations when they adventure in the great outdoors.
Keep It Wild: #TagResponsibly
The #TagResponsibly movement wants social media users to think twice before identifying sensitive backcountry areas.
31 Ways to Explore Inland NW Lakes
OTO writers share their ideas for recreation, adventure, and simply enjoying time at any lake in the Inland Northwest.
Wing Foiling on the Lake
Learn about the fringe sport of wing foiling—where riders use boards equipped with a hydrofoil and inflatable, hand-held sail called a wing.
Playing Polo in Spokane: Spring Clinics
The Spokane Polo Club, located only minutes from downtown Spokane, hosts a clinic every spring to recruit new members.
Spokane’s Mica Moon Zip Tours Expands Again
Driving down I-90 past Liberty Lake, you might never know one of the region’s biggest zipline tours was tucked away in the forested hillsides of …
Rafting the Owyhee River
By Paul Delaney For those who wonder what the pioneers might have seen as they traveled the Oregon Trail in the 1840s, take a trip …
Spurs and Ski Boots
By Jean Arthur Cowboys and cowgirls gallop their horses out of the start, snow clods flying, chaps flapping as skiers hang tight to ropes attached …