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Local Guidebooks Help Families Get Outside with Their Kids
When exploring the outdoors or hiking with our children, “It’s easy for us to get frustrated,” says Harley McAllister, a father of four boys who ...
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Climate Change in the Northwest: Fires & Smoke-Filled Skies
Remember when it use to rain during the hot summer months? If you have been here a while, then you can recall a wetter era ...
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Hiking The Mollies (Priest Lake, Idaho)
The most difficult part of this hike is getting to the trailhead, as the forest service (FS) road to the beginning of the trail is ...
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Motherhood and the Climber’s Life
Before becoming a mom, I didn’t like to think about the possibility of taking a break from rock climbing goals and pushing my limits, or ...
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Explore Spokane With a Walking or Biking Poetry Tour
A new way to explore Spokane is with a self-guided walking or biking tour of the “I am a Town” poetry art installations. With 13 ...
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The Living Snow Project at Western Washington University
The goal of the Living Snow Project is to better understand the distribution, abundance, and diversity of snow algae (often called “watermelon snow”) in the ...
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Glacier Ice Worms: What Are They and Where to Find Them
My partner John and I were planning to camp at Ingraham Flats, a nice bench on the Ingraham Glacier at 11,000 feet, just above Mount ...
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Ammi Midstokke: Cook Your Own Damn Dinner–Easy Meal Ideas When You Don’t Want to Cook
I think most people assume that, because I am a nutritionist, I spend my evenings dicing kale and sweet potatoes to make a wild game ...
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Backcountry Pursuits
For many of us it’s impossible to see a cairn and not feel a tinge of relief. Whether impressively symmetrical or precariously balanced, these stacks ...
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