Columns
A Sea of Red in a World of Ice
Each spring a striking transformation takes place on mountain glaciers and snowfields across the Pacific Northwest. Large swaths of the bright, highly reflective snowpack that ...
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Run Wild: Why Race?
On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend I completed a new-to-me feat: back to back half marathons (Windermere and Coeur d’Alene), with just a week ...
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Editorial: Intentions, Ambitions, and Travel-worthy Missions
Many New Year’s resolutions start in January and are discarded like an old sweater by May. But as the summer season officially launches in June, ...
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Time to Change Your Mind
What if there was a nonhabit forming natural compound that in clinical trials effectively treats anxiety, PTSD, OCD, depression, trauma and addiction? What if it ...
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The Human Traits of Magpies
The first time I encountered the mischievous antics of a black-billed magpie was during my first cross-country drive. I was setting up camp in Arches ...
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Ammi Midstokke’s “Advice for Anyone on Anything” Column
(Online at Outthereoutdoors.com) If you enjoy Ammi’s “Eatology” column in each issue of Out There, check out her new online-only “Advice for Anyone on Anything” ...
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Fire on the Mountain
When the Grateful Dead sang, “Fire on the Mountain,” they didn’t mean forest fires. Ten years later James Hansen delivered his global warming report to ...
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Spokane Valley’s Pioneer School Makes K-5 Learning an Adventure
During recess at Pioneer School this past May, a baby crow fell out of its nest. Betty Wolf’s 1st and 2nd grade students knew exactly ...
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Illinois Ave Urban Farm Stand: A Cultural History
We garden out of a love for heritage. My husband and I are archeologists. He grew up with Polish parents, going to a Polish church ...
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