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Winter Fun That Doesn’t Require a Chairlift
Don’t ski or snowboard? No problem. Carpe diem this winter and play in the snow outside your door. Here are four wintry adventures that ...
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Cryptic, Cold-Loving Ice Crawlers
You may not see them if you’re skiing the groomers; but, venture off-piste at night, and you might catch a glimpse of these cryptic, cold-loving ...
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Kalispel Tribe Receives Grant to Help Caribou
The US Fish and Wildlife Service awarded the Kalispel Tribe $96,000 through a Tribal Wildlife Grant to help fund the South Selkirk Mountain Caribou Maternal ...
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Gear We Love
There is a worn, scratched, and cobweb-covered SMC ice axe that’s been hanging in one of my gear caves or another for over a decade. ...
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Trail #130 to the CCC Cabin
A snowshoe hike to the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) cabin at Mount Spokane State Park offers some of the best views available on the snowshoe ...
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Home Hill
We tend to think of our home ski hills in terms of specific days: the late-winter day it dumped an unforecast 14 inches; the day ...
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Navigation Trail #291, Upper Priest Lake
I have heard that Priest Lake is a nice place to visit in the summer, but I wouldn’t know because I always save my trips ...
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Fairy Clubs
Gnomes and fairies live near mushrooms. If you want to find the little people, patches of fairy clubs are your first stop. An essential part ...
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Alive
Autumn in the mountains means nature is restless and an endless summer can easily end on a moment’s notice with a snow storm ushering in ...
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