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Photo of climbers kicking steps on Kilimanjaro.

Climbing Kilimanjaro: The One-item Bucket List

Some months ago, my friend Scott was diagnosed with terminal cancer. It’s the kind of news that would have me buried in pints of ice ...

Ammi Midstokke May 22, 2018

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Backyard Paddleboard Adventure on the Spokane River

What does it take to make a four-day descent of the Spokane River on a Stand-Up Paddleboard (SUP)? An adventurous spirit, a lifejacket and helmet, ...

Lisa Laughlin May 17, 2018

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The Small Changes Make a Big Difference to Your Health

“I was just thinking, we ought to go on a cleanse,” says the septuagenarian sitting across from me with her decade older husband. I ...

Ammi Midstokke May 17, 2018

The Aerial Courtship of Osprey

One of the sure signs of spring is the return of our seasonal birds. Many people think of the robins out in the yard pulling ...

Adam Gebauer May 13, 2018

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Teaching Kids How to Fly Fish

Everyone has a nostalgic story about how it all began. “I’ve been fishing my entire life but began fly fishing when I was 19 years ...

Amy McCaffree May 13, 2018

Grizzlies Back on Track in the North Cascades

Washington’s conservation community was understandably concerned when rumors began to circulate this spring that U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke would be visiting the North Cascades ...

Jon Jonckers May 10, 2018