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Photo of bikers by Shallan Knowles.

Summertime Rolls: Have Way Too Much Fun Riding to a Community Festival

Why do children always seem to be smiling on their bikes? Maybe it’s because they haven’t forgotten how much fun it is, and they know ...
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Photo of kids playing by Amy Silbernagel McCaffree.

Fresh Air Parenting

Fresh-Air Parenting, coined by outdoor writer Katie Arnold in a May 2015 “Outside Magazine” article, asserts that “Letting [children] embrace freedom involves a fair amount ...
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Photo of female bikers.

Time to Close the Gap

Look no further than Spokane streets, bike shops and riding clubs for evidence of the massive gender imbalance across the nation in bicycling. Why don’t ...
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Photo of Utah at sunset.

Bears Ears or Bust

Getting lost on the way to the trailhead was the first sign that this wasn’t going to be your typical Utah spring break backpacking trip. ...
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Photo of Kootenai Falls foot bridge by Holly Weiler.

Kootenai Falls

The Pacific Northwest has been setting precipitation records since last October, leaving normally dry trails muddy and damaged by erosion. Avoid those trails, and seek ...
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The Ever Changing Radius

At age 18, to impress a girl on the track team, I went for my first run. Dressed in a ratty pair of gym shorts ...
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Aerial view of the Spokane River downriver of downtown Spokane -- with forested areas alongside the river.

The State of the Spokane River

You never step in the same river twice, goes the ancient saying. True enough. The Spokane River is an ever fluctuating, complex system that changes ...
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Photo of river otters by Kyle Merritt.

Critters in the City: Downtown Spokane’s Urban Wildlife Hikes

Eating sushi or sipping craft cocktails at a city café isn’t the typical start to a wildlife watching hike, but downtown Spokane is unique in ...
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Photo of kombucha by Shallan Knowles.

What Goes in Must Come Out

Let’s just begin by addressing the reality that I never thought I would grow up to be a professional analyzer of poop. In fact, when ...
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