Camping
Four Northwest Yurts for Winter Adventuring
The yurt, an often portable, round tent that has been used as a home in Central Asia for at least 3,000 years, is slowly becoming ...
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Inland NW Local Holiday Gift Guide: Camping
This holiday season, OTM makes your shopping easy with our Local Holiday Gift Guide. There’s no need to search far and wide for gifts for ...
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Fall in the Flathead
Say good-bye to summer tourists and embrace a peaceful autumn in northwest Montana. Post-Labor Day travel in the Flathead Valley area is an extension of ...
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Honeymoon Camping
Most campsites do not offer pillow menus. Pillow menus make me feel like a queen. And no matter how many Clorox wipes I employ, I ...
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An Alimentary Discussion About Backcountry Etiquette
No, that title isn’t a misspelling of “elementary.” I use “alimentary” because I am talking about consuming nutrition (eating and digesting) and the last stage ...
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National Parks: It’s a Centennial Year and They’re Closer Than You Think
One of the unique icons of America is its national parks – beautiful, historic, and usually expansive swaths of protected land for everyone to explore ...
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Coffee Brewing on the Go
Coffee is the second most consumed beverage in the U.S. behind soda, and number one in the world, not counting water. Most of us who ...
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Running and Walking Gear to Get You Out on the Trail – Local Gear Spotlight: GSI Pinnacle Canister Stove
In the vast field of backpacking stoves, it all boils down to price and weight. The formulas for heat efficiency, gas mixture and boil time ...
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Family-Friendly Campgrounds in North Idaho & Eastern Washington
Camping days stretch long for children to immerse themselves in nature and enjoy time free of schedules and technology. Camping is as transformative as it ...
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