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A biking campsite near a lake.

4 Carless Adventures

By Ingrid Hannan Who says you need to own a car to go on an adventure? Sure, it’s harder to get to national parks and wide ...
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Person wearing an apron cutting vegetables with other cooking supplies nearby.

Challenges to the Cooking Partnership

We have this game we play at home called Grocery Chef Roulette. The objective of the game is to cook dinner with groceries someone else ...
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Self portrait illustration of cyclist Justin Short.

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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A person running on a mountain trail.

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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Woman with a purple top running on a paved trail.

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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Photo of lynx.

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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A pangolin on a tree limb.

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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A closeup of a purple and pink orchid growing amongst moss.

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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A father and daughter flyfishing.

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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