Editorial

OTM Editor Derrick Knowles doing what he loves most, hiking.

A Long Walk

A serious, full-time hiker friend of mine, Dick, who also goes by the trail name “Hike On,” shows up in town every year or so ...

Derrick Knowles August 9, 2014

Safety Karma

Despite my best intentions to avoid unwanted attention from the law, I got pulled over twice this past month while enjoying the outdoors. The first ...

Derrick Knowles July 4, 2014

So Many Summer Trips, So Little Time

Working on this issue of OTM was painful. Not because the writing, editing, and other work was especially hard. No, I learned that writing about ...

Derrick Knowles June 1, 2014

Down By the River

It was day two on a five day rafting trip down the Main Fork of Idaho’s Salmon River when our flotilla of two loaded boats ...

Derrick Knowles May 1, 2014

Born to Run?

Not me. I was pretty convinced that running was some sort of sick torture deployed by angry football coaches seeking revenge for botched plays during ...

Derrick Knowles April 7, 2014

Best of Both Seasons

Ever since my first spring backpack trip to Utah with EWU’s outdoor program back in college, the month of March has meant, in most good ...

Derrick Knowles March 27, 2014

Snowshoeing Saved My Life

Okay, I admit that this title is probably a bit over the top, but sometimes thinking back 15 years or so ago, it feels that ...

Derrick Knowles February 3, 2014

Editorial: New Year’s Resolutions

I stopped making formal new year’s resolutions (at least out loud) a long time ago, but I can’t deny that about this time each year ...

Derrick Knowles January 1, 2014

The Spirit of Winter

My brother Scott and I started a tradition a few years back of trying to hike and ski Mt. Spokane as early in the season ...

Derrick Knowles December 12, 2013