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Bike Friends
By Justin M. Short As I write this, I’m waiting for a visit from one of my best friends who I met riding a tricycle in a ...
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When the Race is Canceled
I’d love to recreate 100 percent of the time out of an intrinsic love for movement and the great outdoors. But the truth is I sign ...
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Running Season
For my first few years in Spokane, straight out of college and newly entered into the full-time workforce, I had a corporate job I found ...
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Wildlife Travels
The movement of wildlife is crucial to their survival. Salmon travel from the ocean to the river to spawn, field mice scurry along hedgerows to avoid predation, and caribou traverse thousands of miles to search for wintering grounds. ...
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Wildlife Origins of COVID-19
If animals become too crowded, they can more easily spread viral and bacterial diseases. This can become exasperated when humans artificially crowd animals, particularly bringing a large variety of ...
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Hiking at McKenzie Conservation Area
Because of the extension of the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order, I’ve been trying very hard to limit how far I venture from home for recreation. I’ve been spending ...
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10 Coronavirus-Friendly Kids Activities
Avoiding crowds but not the fun -- ideas for outdoor family recreation and adventure in the age of COVID-19.
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Trail Etiquette
Some of us have been struggling more than others with social distancing in the outdoors. Like that group walking side-by-side down the middle of the Centennial Trail that seem insulted by the ...
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Spring Hiking to Odessa Craters
Enjoy the spring beauty of Odessa Craters, with its gorgeous spring wildflowers and unique geology, but come with tick-repellant.
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