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The Feathers: In a Timeless Cataract at Frenchman Coulee the Future Clings to the Past
For the 13,000 or so years before Frenchman Coulee became a wildly popular destination for Northwest rock climbers, a striking formation of basalt spires stood ...
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Spokane’s Urban Outdoors
Early spring, when the weather can sometimes make just about everything you enjoy doing outside impractical, is a great time of year to start thinking ...
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Raising A Kid as an Outdoor Family
Learning from those farther along their parenting journey can inspire and encourage the less-experienced among us. Jonathan Johnson and Amy Howko, from Cheney, Wash., have ...
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When Running Loses That Loving Feeling
This morning’s run was not good. I knew it wouldn’t be when last night I was already trying to talk myself out of it. ...
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Ammi Midstokke: What Our Hormones Tell Us
Hormones. We like them, or at least we would if we knew what they were up to all day long. These little couriers of cause ...
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Hiking Hawk Creek (Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area)
Hawk Creek is gaining popularity among hikers, mainly as an early spring, snow-free option that generally boasts spring flowers and scenic views. Even so, every ...
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Exclusion of a Finer Grain
I move carefully through the rocky Red Banks section on Mt. Shasta after summiting in the early morning. Traversing a little lower to one ...
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Kalispel Tribe to Host Fundraiser for South Selkirk Mountain Caribou (March 3, 2018)
The Kalispel Tribe is hosting a fundraiser for South Selkirk Mountain Caribou recovery efforts on Saturday, March 3, 2018, at Northern Quest Resort and Casino. ...
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4 Books for Outdoor Families
Books are one of my few obsessions. Re-reading a great book feels like returning home as I revisit that author’s ideas, insights, experiences, encouragement, or ...
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