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Advice for Anyone on Anything by Ammi Midstokke: Oops, I Forgot to Train for My Race

Ammi Midstokke is a nutritionist with an arguably-dangerous appetite for adventure. Her monthly “Eatology” nutrition column appears in each print edition of “Out There Outdoors” ...
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Mayhem and Madness on the Midnight Century Bike Ride

The Midnight Century (MC) is a legendary Spokane bike ride that begins, as one might expect, at the stroke of midnight at The Elk in ...
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Run Wild: The Right Way to Fall

I was out for a run on an early August morning—sun up, blue sky, birds singing, the whole deal—when about a mile from home I ...
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Ammi Midstokke: Stop Eating Rabbit Food

My favorite patients are the ones who come in with their hoity-toity food journals that say things like:“Lunch:mixed greens with a spray of olive oil, ...
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Photo of arrowleaf balsamroot on Antoine Peak.

Holly Weiler: Hike of the Month – Antoine Peak’s Emerald Necklace

Antoine Peak’s Emerald Necklace is a fantastic way to experience all of the sights of this large conservation area just north of the Spokane Valley. ...
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This Wolf Is Feeling Low: How Much Is Enough When You’ve Missed Your Goal?

Every runner sets a goal with every race they enter. It may be a time, a ranking, or just to catch the person ahead. If ...
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View of the Palouse from the summit of Steptoe Butte.

10 Family Spring & Summertime Adventures in Washington and North Idaho 

Our 4th annual Inland Northwest Family Outdoors Guide provides families of all experience levels with event and activity ideas to maximize your outdoor fun and ...
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Slow, Steady, and Deep: The Far-Reaching Effects of a Mountain Snowpack

The snow is off the roof. Hopefully we are done scraping our windshields. But we can look out and still see snow in the high ...
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Photo of meals prepped in advance.

Ammi Midstokke: Prep Cooking and Other Pretentious Habits

I have always been wary of preppers. Not the kind that stores seven years of canned pears in their bunkers (they’re a dime a dozen ...
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