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Canyon Canoeing at Bonnie Lake

It was midweek halfway through spring when we rumbled along a dusty road south of Cheney with our rented EWU canoe humming atop our station ...
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Photo of Trail Maniac runners.

Fat Ass Runs: A Brief History

In spring 2012, I had raced a couple of trail runs on the west side, and I wanted to bring that energy to the Inland ...
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Parkour // Recess for Grownups and Kids

Straight though it may be, the shortest distance between two points isn’t always flat or easily navigable. Most people would avoid a wall, boulder, or ...
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Spokane River and Falls in downtown (December 1970).

Wondering on the Spokane River and Its History

Where does one start when wondering about river history? There are books by noted authors, websites, scholars, and professors to be tapped. Native Americans possess ...
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Inner Bark: A Sweet Treat

Unlike the deliciously exaggerated sugar-and starch-filled produce of today, wild foods are often tough, bitter, astringent, or intensely vegetal, including many prized plants in older ...
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Photo of bike corral at the swap.

Sweet Deals on Wheels

The Spokane Bike Swap on April 8 at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center will bring together everything riders need to prepare for a ...
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Photo by Judd McCaffree.

Learning from a Mountain: Grit and Resilience

Whether it’s awakening early enough to be at the mountain by 9 a.m., keeping track of and carrying one’s own gear, or standing up from ...
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Sherman Point Loop (Sherman Creek Wildlife Area)

The first time I visited the Sherman Creek Wildlife Area, I was delighted by what I found in a location I have never seen described ...
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Spring Fever

As a kid, flying was easy. Every so often I would simply go to sleep and dreams of lifting off the sidewalk up and over ...
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