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How Not to Climb a Mountain
Where were you on May 18, 1980? Longtime residents of the Inland Northwest remember that day that Mount St. Helens erupted, blowing 520 million tons ...
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Seduced by a Wooly Bugger
No matter where your home fishing waters might be, springtime angling is always a challenging time of year to get your fix. While the warm, ...
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Stolen, Pawned, but Not Forgotten
I locked my bike to a lamppost one sunny afternoon in May 2012, and it was gone an hour later when I returned. I know ...
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The Ladybugs of Bockman Peak
The gentle gray walls of the South Couloir of Bockman Peak, southwest of Libby, Montana, provide just enough protection from the sun so the peak ...
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The R in Washington is Silent
“Pronunciation question: Does ‘Iller’ Creek rhyme with ‘miller’ or ‘miler’?” That’s the unassuming question I posted on Facebook last fall, and it was the moment ...
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Why I Learned to Ski
Mount Shasta is one of those irresistible peaks that beckon from highways and airplanes, and I finally had the chance to climb it last May. ...
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How to Fail in a Satisfactory Manner While Skiing in Glacier National Park
Step One: Have success on a recent outing. In our case, Kevin and I had enjoyed delicious corn skiing on four ski descents the day ...
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How to Avoid Bears
The bears in the Inland Northwest usually keep to themselves high in the mountains, but this summer was hot, which meant the huckleberries expired more ...
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Why I Run
Ten years ago, my wife and I brought our two boys up north from California’s Central Valley to Spokane. We bought a house that happened ...
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