Camping
The North Face and Girl Scouts Partner on Adventure Badges
Girl Scouts has been blazing the trail for girls’ leadership in the outdoors for more than a century, and their Outdoor Badges continue to be ...
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Winter Glamping at the Wenatchee Guard Station
While searching for a little snow adventure inspiration early last winter, I stumbled upon an old trip report on the Washington Trails Association website ...
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Peak Bagging in the Wallowas
The scene that greeted us in Joseph, Oregon, wasn’t the one we expected. Sure, the snowcapped peaks loomed over the quaint, old-timey storefront—vestiges of the ...
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Outdoor Recreation Economy Continues to Grow in Washington
Last July, the Outdoor Industry Association published a significant report that revealed that outdoor recreation in Washington State generates 26.2 billion dollars in annual spending. ...
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Lessons Learned Camping with Friends and Their Kids
What happens when four families—including eight adults and 10 children ages 1-11—go camping together over Memorial Day weekend? Fun, adventure, and lessons learned. Here ...
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New App Aids in Exploration of Northeast Washington
If you like to hike, bike, camp, fish, float, boat or hunt the uncrowded trails, forests, lakes and rivers of the three Northeast Washington counties, ...
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Going Alone: Backcountry Safety & Solitude
When camping and hiking alone in the backcountry, be fully prepared and ready to experience a uniquely wonderful solo adventure.
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Where the Blacktop Ends
One extra-long Labor Day weekend, my brother Scott and I unexpectedly drove nearly 1,000 miles in three days, hiking, camping, and wandering at will across ...
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Back of Beyond: Stehekin Camping on Lake Chelan
It never ceases to surprise me that there are so many unique and out-of-the-way places in the Inland Northwest. Stehekin, Wash., is one such place, ...
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