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Santa in the Lift Line: Inspiring Outdoor Holiday Magic
“Mom, Santa’s getting on the bunny chair!” While this sounds like a punchline, it wasn’t. From our view out the front windows of the Mt. ...
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Fueling and Hydrating for Cooler-Weather Runs
It’s pretty simple to remember what our bodies need after a run when it’s hot outside. Sweat drips, salt cakes the skin, and it’s obvious ...
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Alternatives to Bear Spray: Try Tom Petty
I had never been to Rock Creek without my Missoula-based brother-in-law, and—aside from the Spokane River near my house—I had never fished alone. However, with ...
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The Snowy Mountains Are Calling
Before my kids will have figured out their Halloween costumes, I’ll know what they’ll be wearing the first day it snows. For my family, October ...
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Globe Trotting: Using Running to Explore Places
I was packing for a family getaway and feeling just a bit smug about the humble clothing pile I’d set on the bed: a couple ...
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Travel Far, Travel Near
When I heard the word travel when I was younger, it brought to mind far-off places. I imagined flying across an ocean and boarding a ...
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Beyond Smokey Bear: Teaching Kids About Wildfires
Smoke billowed in patches from Hall Mountain on the east side of Sullivan Lake in the Colville National Forest when my family arrived for our ...
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The Princely Ponderosa
So often in my neighborhood or a trail close to town, I stop to look a majestic, thick-trunked ponderosa up and down. Sometimes it’s one ...
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Ana Maria Spagna: Gone Native
She fills her pockets and her pack and her shirt and loiters long, too long, until our companions move on up the trail. Miles from here ...
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